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Emmanuel United Church

January 4, 2010
View Larger Map Located at 1728 Lincoln Road, Emmanuel United Church was the First Church in Canada opened as a “United Church”. From the Border Cities Star, October 25, 1924: This is a conception of how the new South Lincoln Road Methodist Church will look when it is completed on the east side of Lincoln road between Seneca street and Tecumseh road, Walkerville. Plans call for the…
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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

December 17, 2009
Located at the corner of Park & Victoria in Downtown Windsor, St. Andrew’s was built in 1895. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style which was all the style for the 1890’s, the building is a great example of the style of architecture. This entrance was…
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Mario's Of Windsor

December 14, 2009
Back in October, we took a look at Bentley’s, which once housed Mario’s of Windsor. I recently acquired this press photo taken in January, 1967, by the Detroit News. Following the crop marks on the photo above, this is closer to how it would have looked in the…
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General Brock School - 1927

December 10, 2009
A neat old photo of the original General Brock School in Sandwich. Built in 1915, the building was designed by Detroit Architects Edward Van Leyen & Edward Schilling two years earlier in 1913. The same firm was also responsible for the design of the original section (1918) of the recently demolished Prince of Wales school. The original General Brock was demolished in 1999, and the new school…
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W.D. Lowe - 1927

December 3, 2009
Today’s post features another vintage photograph from the newsrooms of Detroit. No ID on the back of this one, but likely from the Detroit Times. The date stamp on the back reads “Dec. 15, 1927”, however it was clearly not taken in December. It is probably…
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Windsor Arena

December 1, 2009
One of the recent suggestions I’ve received from the new form (now with a home on the right ->) was a look at the construction of the Windsor Arena, or as it was then known, the Border Cities Arena. Above is a photo of the arena under construction from the May 30…
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Devonshire Racetrack - Part II

November 30, 2009
* Part one is from July, 2007 Up today is a look at what used to be located on the site of today’s Devonshire Mall. The photo above shows the grandstand at the Devonshire Racetrack as seen from Howard Avenue. This was the paddock at the Devonshire Racetrack. This photo shows opening day of the 1924 race season. I’m often asked about the track, but I don’t have much…
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2010 Detroit Historical Photograph Calendar

November 27, 2009
Greetings local history fans, once again this year our friend and northern neighbour Robert K. has put together the 4th annual Detroit Historical Calendar. This is a great item for any fan of local area history. I have personally bought and enjoyed this calendar over the…
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Salt Mine Collapse

November 26, 2009
Up today is a Wire Photo from the Associated Press dated February 20, 1954. This one bears a stamp on the back from the “Reference Department – Detroit Times”. The caption reads: BUILDINGS GO UNDER IN SALT MINE CAVE IN Water area in the foreground shows…