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Ford Factory - 1935

November 4, 2011
Happy Friday once again. Today is an old photo from the Ford Motor Company, dated July 12, 1935. The caption on the back reads as follows: The machine shop and final assembly building. This building covers more than 13 acres of ground. At the extreme left is the new electric furnace foundry, built this year at a cost of $500,000. This part of the picture is my favourite. The large apartment…
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Walkerville From Above - c. 1970

October 28, 2011
Happy Friday once again everyone. Today is an undated photo of the Walkerville Area from above. I’m guessing the date to be about 1970 or so. The old Train Station is gone, and the Waterfront Ford Plant # 1 is also gone. It was demolished in 1969. So I doubt that the…
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Leo Page Residence - 1919

October 21, 2011
Today we go to Ouellette Avenue, but all the way back to November 8, 1919. We took a look at the Leo Page house back in 2009 here. But I’ve recently obtained a copy of original photo. What a grand house. This front entrance seems very Great Gatsby-esque, and makes me…
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Chez Gyliane - 1988

October 14, 2011
From a restaurant review that ran in the Free Press, April 22, 1988: The building at Wyandotte and Kildare is more well known today as the Kildare House… View Larger Map In the mid 1990’s I believe it was known as either Shilhouettes or the Limelight Lounge? Maybe both? I need a long time Walkerville resident to help me out here. Any other uses for this place over the years anyone…
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Devonshire Mall - 1976

October 7, 2011
From the Detroit Free Press, November 28, 1976: Windsor’s Devonshire Mall, where you can find European clothes and children’s toys, inexpensive crystal, genuine Delft, and English Christmas delicacies. How things change. Have a good weekend everyone, see you…
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St. Mary's Church - Walkerville - 1904

September 30, 2011
Photo from the collection of the Library of Congress Last Friday of September! Today’s old photo comes again from the collection of the Library of Congress, and the Detroit Publishing Company Archives. Today we take a look at St. Mary’s Church, designed by Cram…