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Twins?

If they aren’t the same set of plans with only slight modifications, then these two houses are at least designed by the same architect. I drive past this one all the time on Howard Ave. on my way to work. I always look at it and think what a diamond in the rough it is. The house is very handsome with its unique styling. Then recently I was driving down Parent Ave., when I passed this house…
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Shaarey Zedek Synagogue

While out last weekend with a friend from Detroit who runs a really interesting website on the Lost Synagogues of Detroit: http://shtetlhood.com/, I was giving him the tour of the Windsor Synagogues when we got to Shaarey Zedek. Located on Gilles Blvd. this synagogue was…
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Dayspring Church Of Windsor

I’ve driven past this church for years, and wondered about it. It looks like it was built minus the tower and steeple. I’m guessing that it was designed, as many churches were, to add the rest later as the funds were raised. The sign on the outside reads…
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Eastside Blight

First a Woolco, this massive store anchored the Eastown Plaza at Tecumseh and Lauzon Roads in Windsor’s far east end, along with local grocery store N&D. While Woolco went under in the US in 1983, they hung around in Canada until 1994, when the Boys from…
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Foundry Time

On a rainy Sunday morning, where better to be than sightseeing with my friend Lowell Boileau. One of our first stops was to see the massive behemoth known officially as the Windsor Casting Plant, but known to most simply as the foundry. Scheduled to be closed as part of…
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No Frills

The Planning Advisory Committee yesterday approved Loblaws application to build a No Frills brand grocery store on the N.E. corner of Wyandotte St W. & Crawford. Most of the houses that will be demolished have already been purchased by Loblaws. Here are the ones that are already vacant. Of note, this one above is pretty old. That Gothic style peaked roof in the front usually dates to about…
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Property Standards?

You know going back a few years you never really saw this in the city. It seems over the last little while the city has really stepped back from enforcing property standards. Garbage strewn lawns, broken windows and missing doors. The photo above was taken in the newest…