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John Richardson Library

February 27, 2007
1932 2007 The Major John Richardson Library opened November 7, 1928. It was named after Major John Richardson (1796-1852), the first novelist to reside in the Windsor area. It was designed by the local firm of Cameron & Ralston, led by David J. Cameron with partner William Ralston. Cameron & Ralston designed many local area churches, and schools. The Georgian Columns were restored in…
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Norton Palmer - 1938

February 23, 2007
This postcard from 1938, shows Windsor’s Norton-Palmer hotel, as well as the sister hotel acorss the river in Detroit, the Hotel Norton. The back of the card reads: NORTON-PALMER HOTEL NORTON HOTEL Winsdor, Ont. – Detroit, Mich. MODERN – FIREPROOF Situated…
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Old Photos

February 22, 2007
A few more old photos sent to me by John Stefani, from the collection of Bernie Drouillard. The S.W. & A. terminal on University Ave. Both buildings are still standing, the one on the right has just had a recent facelift, and was known as “The Junction” in its last incarnation. A view of downtown Windsor looking north towards Detroit, from about 1927. The N.W. corner of…
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Holland Manor

February 19, 2007
On Assumption Street and Lincoln, you’ll stumble across one of Windsor’s more architecturally interesting Apartment Buildings. The Holland Manor is an impressive Tudor Revival Apartment Building, with three separate entrances built in 1925. The stone…
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Old Gas Station

February 16, 2007
This old station on Tecumseh Rd. W. has long been on my list to swing by and shoot. I need your help now, what company did this style belong to? There is another one Tecumseh around Parent maybe? It’s painted green and is now a car dealership. I like the round shape…
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Old C.A.A.

February 15, 2007
I noticed the other day that the death fences had sprung up around the old C.A.A. building on Ouellette Ave @ Gilles. It was in the basement of this building that I was taught to drive a car by the man who ironically is now my city councilor. The building sports the Petretta Construction signs, the same ones that the old Champion Sparkplug factory had out before the building crushers moved…
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Stott House

February 14, 2007
At Riverside Drive East and Thompson in Old Riverside, is this great old house built in 1930. It was built by Detroiter Ernest Stott, son of David Stott. A few years back a giant garage was built by the current owners, a local Auto Parts Mogul. The garage was surprisingly…
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C. Adam Apartments

February 12, 2007
Located at 561 Louis, just north of Wyandotte St., you’ll find the C. Adam Apartments. Through the 1920’s a huge building boom erupted, and these great old apartment buildings sprung up all over Windsor. The C Adam is no exception. A rarity in this day and age…