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Wilkinson's Shoes

October 13, 2009
With the post the other day about the George Wilkinson House, talk naturally turned to Wilkinson’s Shoes that used to be found downtown on Ouellette Ave. This shot give a closeup view of the painted sign on the side that says “Wilkinson’s Shoes Wear Like A Pig’s Nose”. Note all the people downtown. This is what a downtown that’s not dead looks like. There are…
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Central United Church

October 9, 2009
A recent email from a reader asked me about Central United Church on Ouellette. Oddly enough, it’s never been featured on the site. I supposed sometimes the most obvious ones get overlooked… Designed by Detroit Architects Kastler & Hunter. The rendering…
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Death Of A City Block

October 6, 2009
So, what happens when our elected officials disregard the reports prepared by administration? We end up with a completely dead and vacant city block in the core of the city. The final remnant of a city block bounded by Glengarry, Assumption, Aylmer and University located at…
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Streetcar Show Is Open!

October 5, 2009
So Friday afternoon, a half day early, the exhibition Electric Avenue: Historic Streetcars of Windsor threw its doors open to the public. The show runs now, through January 3, 2010. The opening reception is open to the public and is October 16th, from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm with regular gallery admission. The show features historic images and maps from the Bernie Drouillard collection, as well…
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Moy Hall

September 30, 2009
What once once farm lots 92 & 93 were owned by former Windsor Mayor John Davis. John Davis served five terms as mayor from 1897-1901. In four of the five elections he stood for mayor in (there were one year terms back then…) he was acclaimed. The Davis farm…
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Vanity Theatre

September 18, 2009
This photo was taken in March of 2008 when the place was known as the Roxy. It has since been purchased as is now known as the “The Blind Dog“. It’s hard to believe it today, but at one time this one one of Downtown’s major movie theatres. This is how the building looked in 1977, shortly after it was “modernized”. The look that remains to this day. The Vanity…
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Ottawa & Kildare

September 11, 2009
Many readers will no doubt recognize this building at the north west corner of Ottawa & Kildare in Walkerville. This was as far as I can remember one of the first buildings to get “the treatment”. On this post from June, an “expert” chimed in…
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Walkerville Market Demolition

September 9, 2009
Here’s one that I found interesting. From the Border Cities Star, December 31, 1927: Wreckage of Walkerville’s ancient market building is shown above. The old building at the corner of Huron street (Richmond today) and Walker road, was demolished a few weeks ago…