Windsor

Howard Block

December 15, 2008
I drive past this building nearly everyday on my route to and from work, and there has always been something about it that caught my eye. About a month or so ago, I noticed that the lower doors were boarded up, and driving past it at night, I didn’t see any lights on… 🙁 The kiss of death? It is located on the west side of Howard between Hannah & Tecumseh. Despite one of the…
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Good, Bad & Ugly

December 12, 2008
Today to close out the week, we take a look at the fountain over the last five years. An early photo of the fountain, still in great condition (other than the “Angels Fall” grafitti?). This photo was taken in September 2003. A view of the central portion of the…
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Welcome...

December 11, 2008
To the new and improved International Metropolis.com I had been planning on doing something with the look for a while, but was putting it off… The forced upgrade of the software that runs the site sped up those plans 🙂 I didn’t want to leave the site with the…
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The Fountain Through The Years

December 11, 2008
A few different views of the fountain over the years. Yesterday windsorite-in-exile left the following comment The fountain should be restored and moved to a prominent civic square. Restoring the water flow would restore it’s soul. It would make an appropriate counterpoint to the cenotaph. In the early 1920’s that exact plan was suggested. The Cenotaph sat on the east side of Ouellette at…
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Victoria Day 1906

December 10, 2008
Victoria Day, 1906 was set to be a big day in Windsor. It was five years since Victoria had passed, and there was a big day planned: Including the unveiling of the new Memorial Fountain on Pitt St. in front of the Post Office. The monument was designed by Architect John…