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444 Park Street West

February 9, 2007
One of the more unique Apartment Buildings found in the City of Windsor. This mid 1920’s era building is built in the Spanish Mission Style, with the trademark curved gables and red tile roof. In fact if it wasn’t for the roof, you could almost argue that they are Flemish style gables. I’m not sure what kind of tenant the building attracts today, but it must have been quite a…
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Colonel Bishop

February 6, 2007
Off to Lasalle today Windsor’s western suburb, where the decision had recently been made to demolished the former Colonel Bishop School. The former school today serves as a community center, and the land will become a park, once the school is demolished. An article…
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Watkins House

February 5, 2007
A devistating fire last week , claimed one of Windsor’s important early Black Heritage sites. The vacant Willam Watkins house dating to the 1860’s – 1870’s, on Peter Street, was destroyed in a blaze on February 1st. Willam Watkins was the son of escaped slaves who fled the US via the Underground Railroad in the 1840’s. The Watkins family still lives in the area…
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Peace Beacon

February 1, 2007
So I headed down to the river the other day to check on the progress of the new Peace Beacon, and to check on the forlorn Cleary Guest House. Coming Spring 2007! bmi| pace – The planning firm had this to say on their website: We were awarded this commission as a…
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Frozen Herb

January 31, 2007
For whatever reason, I hadn’t noticed this newish sculputre of Herb Gray in Dieppe Park until the other day. Afternearly 40 years in service, I can’t think of a single thing that Herb did to benefit Windsor. Sad. Regardless of your taste in politics, Chris…
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Signs

January 30, 2007
This west side Barber Shop has been around for a long, long time. The popular Twig & Berries A bookstore on the West Side near the University Wah Court, some say is the best Chineese food in Windsor A long closed gas station Nothing like a happy laundry tub… The T.T. Bar, finally given a witty name again, after suffering though years as Studio East and Club T-Zers. When I…
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Suburban Renewal

January 25, 2007
This old house in St. Clair Beach sat for years on the north west corner of Brighton Rd and Tecumseh Rd, the photo above was shot in 2002, and I guess the richie-ritches of Russel Woods and St. Clair Beach got tired of looking at it. I drove by a while back and noticed it…