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Stuccolicious

November 4, 2008
Not in a good way. While Chris at Scaledown.ca rightfully pointed out that he’s glad it’s being reused. I’m looking forward to the day, when developers like Rosati, don’t shit all over our built heritage. Why do we have to accept the fact that the building is being reused, but now it looks like a bag of shit? In this city it always seems to be about doing as cheaply as…
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Leddy Library

November 3, 2008
Today’s old postcard features a classic shot of the University of Windsor’s Leddy Library, in its pre-expansion days. Built in the late 1950’s, it was designed by one of Windsor’s pre-eminent local architects J.C. Pennington. The library was named…
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Windsor Airport

October 31, 2008
Another older postcard view. Today’s postcard features Windsor Airport, and the shiny new terminal building. Sitting on the ramp is a Trans-Canada Airlines Vickers Viscount. According to Wikipedia, the Viscount was the first turboprop aircraft in the world, they…
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Dieppe Gardens

October 30, 2008
An early postcard view of Dieppe Park in its very early days. The Detroit Skyline looks odd without the towering presence of the RenCen, which wasn’t built until 1977. From the Deparment of Parks & Recreation’s History of Windsor Parks: Dieppe Gardens Commonly known as: Dieppe, Dieppe Gardens Former/other names: Civic Centre Park, Gateway Park, Riverside Park, Waterfront…
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Assumption College From The Air

October 29, 2008
A neat postcard view of the University from late 1950’s early 1960’s. Intersting to note on the back of the car, it says “Photo by Frank Wansborough”. Photo above from the Windsor Star Library © 1987 On the old site I ran the following quip when…
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L-A-Z-Y

October 28, 2008
No, your eyes don’t decieve you… They did paint right over that ring. Not only does it seem like the Expressway work is taking almost as long as the Walker Road underpass (which opens this weekend… YAY!), but the job is half assed as well…
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Descent Of The Holy Ghost

October 27, 2008
A few shots from Doors Open last month. Today we visit the Descent of The Holy Ghost Romainian Orthodox Church on Seminole Ave, just east of the intersection with Drouillard. Built in the 1930’s the Church features an onion dome, and during doors open, the congreation allowed visitors inside during a baptism. The Church is laid out in a cross pattern I was shocked at how small it was on…
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1010 Wyandotte St. West

October 24, 2008
Another oldie, when up in smoke in early September. As is the case these days in this city, the burned out hulk of the four-plex sits derelict on the corner of Wyandotte St. W. at Oak St. Looking back in some old directories, the houses early occupants are listed as: 1919…
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Yummy House

October 23, 2008
Despite all these years of driving by, and giggling at the name, I’ve never actually been to the famous Harvey Lo’s Yummy House. According to this yellow pages ad, they’ve been in business since 1979. No small feat in this city, especially given that…