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Tick Tock...

The death fences are up, and the clock is ticking down on the old Prince of Wales public school. Once a key part of the surrounding neighbourhood, in the nearly two decades since its closure, the neighbourhood has nearly vanished. Most of the houses right near the school have given way to acres and acres of surface parking for the University or have been converted into student rentals. The…
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Blog Awards and Photo Shows...

2008 CANADIAN BLOG AWARDS It’s time once again for the 2008 Canadian Blog Awards. As you know, International Metropolis was the runner up last year for the “Best Local Blog”. This year International Metropolis has been nominated in two different…
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Lost Windsor - A 2009 Calendar

NOW AVAILABLE – LIMITED EDITION – LOST WINDSOR – A 2009 CALENDAR Today, just in time for the holidays, I am happy to unveil the newest addition to the International Metropolis shop. A great full colour 12 month calendar, with some shots that have never…
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News for the Weekend

I was passed along this information and asked to post it. This Sunday at Assumption Church, there will be a full Latin Tridentine Mass. While it will be a full on religious service, and will likely be long (1.5-2 hrs), it will feature great music with Orchestral…
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Dresser Electric

Another long lost Windsor manufacturer is up today, listed in this 1965 advertisement as “Canada’s fastest growing manufacturer of electrical products”. Just another sad reminder of how far Windsor’s might has fallen. The Dresser Electric building is still standing on Walker Road, just north of Big Tony’s. Designed by Johnson – McWhinnie in 1954, the building…
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Tires!

When I was scouting the city last year looking for buildings to include in my exhibition on modern architecture, I came across this tire shop on the corner of Howard and Hanna. Originally built as a Beaver Oil Gas Station in 1967, it was designed by the local firm of Johnson…
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Lear Windsor

From the December 31, 1965 issue of the Windsor Star An aerial photograph of the brand spanking new GM Trim Plant on Lauzon Road. Now as our manufacturing might decreases, a new arena is set to open in the field behind the plant, and this plant, with its great modern…