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Col Prince Home Demolition - 1966

April 16, 2023
A bit of history to fall Demolition for historic building By BOB SUTTON A historic link with the Battle of Windsor is being demolished. It is the convent of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd at Maryvale Vocational School, 940 Prince Rd., once the home of Col. John Prince who commanded the Sandwich militia on the morning of Dec. 4, 1838. Prince and his guest Dr. Hume were eating…
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Elmcourt Country Club - 1926

January 15, 2023
Founded in 1921, the Elmcourt Country Club was founded at the same time as the Walkerville Tennis Club, by a split and division of the old Walkerville Country Club. The club was incorporated in June, 1921 and quickly gained 450 members before opening in August, 1921. The…
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Fisher Body Plant - 1926

January 8, 2023
A view of the Fisher Body Plant in Ford City. The factory was located at the south west corner of Edna & St Luke. Following its run as a Fisher Body plant in the early 1930s, the building went through a number of uses over the years, before becoming home to Complete Packaging. In November 1987, the building was torched by an arsonist, and in one of Windsor’s largest fires the entire…
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Park Theatre - Ottawa Street & Moy Avenue

December 11, 2022
In December 1939, Famous Player had their staff architect Jay Isadore English draw up plans for a new Windsor neighbourhood theatre. The theatre was announced with a main floor seating 641 people, and a balcony holding another 150 for a total capacity of 791. Given its…
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940 Assumption

November 13, 2022
Image from SWODA The image above comes from a book published in 1913. The image above shows the Marshall Foundry. The foundry location at 940 Assumption, in the block just east from Parent, did infrastructure castings, like sewer grates, and manhole covers. Image from SWODA Business seemed to go well for a long while, as shown in the photo above from 1955. Based on the images in the…
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College & Campbell - 1951

October 17, 2022
Image from SWODA An interesting view here looking east along College Avenue towards the intersection with Campbell Avenue. This shot was taken in May, 1951, and despite 13 years having passed since the streetcars were removed, the tracks are still plainly visible and…
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Wyandotte & Glengarry - Then & Now

June 19, 2022
Sometimes the difference on a then & now shot can be very stark, other times its amazing how little has changed. Image from SWODA Take the image above as a perfect example of change. This image is looking south on Glengarry from Wyandotte Street East. This shot…