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Wilkinson Homestead - Chippawa Street

June 25, 2014
Sticking with “The Township of Sandwich” and with Chippawa Street in the west end, I noticed this old photo. It’s captioned: The Col. John A. Wilkinson Homestead Chippewa Street, Sandwich. Interesting to note, at some time in the last century the spelling of the street changed from Chippewa to Chippawa…. The book also has the following info: The “Hon. John A.
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Shore Acres - c. 1910

June 2, 2014
This is a postcard view titled Shore Acres. The post card view is of the area of Riverside between Bridge and Rankin, what was once the old Rankin homestead. It was home to Col. Rankin until his death in 1893. This building burned down in 1925. That same year, a new building…
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Ouellette and Park - 2002

March 28, 2014
A view of the block on Ouellette, just south of Park Street which burned down in 2002. Just the other week an announcement was made about a new development planned for the site. The space that was Valerie’s had one of downtown’s last great old original art deco…