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Scrapping All Around...

February 29, 2008
The end is coming for one local landmark, and the end is now confirmed to have come and gone for another… First up are a series of three photos from Darren, who sent along yesterday’s progress on the scrapping of the Ford Casting Plant. Comparing it to the last set of photos, they are really making progress… The big stacks are now being attacked… By the end of the day…
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LaBelle Building

February 15, 2008
Designed by architects C. Howard Crane and J. C. Pennington, the LaBelle building was commissioned by local physician James LaBelle, who also built and owned the still standing LaBelle Terrace downtown. The multi-use LaBelle Building, with offices above and ground floor…
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Casa-Don Motel

February 13, 2008
Another oldie from the collection, featuring the Casa Don Motel. The back of this 1940’s card reads: Nice large rooms, up to date furnishings with tiled showers in every unit & moderate prices. Owner operated by Don Kinnee. AAA & OTCA The Casa-Don was still…
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Ouellette Avenue - c. 1932

February 13, 2008
This postcard is a neat view of Ouellette Avenue looking south from just south of Chatham Street. Both the buildings you see on the south side of University are no longer around. On the left hand side was the old Heintzman Building, demolished with the old Palace in 1986, on the right hand side is the Labelle Building, designed by J.C. Pennington & C. Howard Crane. It burned down in a…
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Cleary Auditorium

February 7, 2008
A few older postcard shots of the Cleary Auditorium. Designed in 1957 by Johnson and McWhinnie, the buidling that was built was a much scaled down version of what the architects had imagined. Even back then the Mayor and Council meddled in the plans, and the auditorium was…
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First Baptist Church

February 4, 2008
February kicks of Black Heritage month across Canada and the United States, and today I thought we would take a look at one of the oldest church parishes in the City of Windsor. This postcard view from about 1918 shows the First Baptist Church incorrectly labeled as being…
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Paramount Cafeteria

January 29, 2008
Scouring through my old postcards, I came across this old rarely seen view of the Paramount Cafeteria. The back denotes the cafeteria to be in the basement of the Paramount Building. The room still exists, and unbelievely has really only seen minor renovations over the years, and only a few small changes. Today the cafeteria is home to the Thai Restaurant, Basil Court at 327 Ouellette Ave.
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St. Edmond

January 28, 2008
A pair of old downtown area postcards for today. First up is St. Edmond School. It was located on Tuscarora Ave. just east of Marentette, behind what was then Immaculate Conception Church, in fact, you can catch a glimpse of the church on the left side fo the card.
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Old Sandwich Schools

January 18, 2008
Here are a pair of century old postcards (c. 1909) of two schools in Sandwich. The Sandwich Public School, and St. Francis. St. Francis School, built in 1901, was located on the corner of Peter & Detroit. The site today is a parking lot. The Sandwich Public School was…