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Downtown - 1957

January 24, 2007
I recently came across this neat old postcard from 1957. There are several things that jump out at me in this card… On the north shore, the land for Cobo Hall & Arena has been cleared. Work is progressing nicely on Windsor’s new City Hall. Note the long demolished Court House and old Police Station. The north side of Riverside Drive has been scraped clean of all its buildings…
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Brighton Beach - Part 2

January 23, 2007
Today we head back to Brighton Beach for a return visit to what once was. As each year has passed, the number of homes has shrunk, and the condition of the roads worsened. The end between Sandwich St. and the River has really become worse since the residences along Water…
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Brighton Beach - Part 1

January 21, 2007
As I promised last Wednesday, here is part one of my Brighton Beach photos over the last six years. The old Bronson’s Tavern. Formerly the Westwood Hotel, it once hosted Al Capone during the prohibition years. Originally the building was set back against the river…
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Important Notice

January 17, 2007
I caught this notice in Today’s Windsor Star: Working Together For Our Community’s Future -Our People Based Community Strategic Plan The City of Windsor is engaging the community through a series of ward workshops to complete our Community Strategic Plan and to assist City Council to shape their priorities for their four-year term of Council. Meetings for this people based City plan…
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Brighton Beach Through The Years

January 17, 2007
As readers of this website in its previous life might remember there was a large section on the Brighton Beach neighborhood in Windsor’s West End. Over the last decade the area has been slowly decimated by the City of Windsor, who have been busy buying/expropriating…
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Assumption Cemetery

January 10, 2007
At the corner of Wyandotte St. W. and Huron Church, surrounded by the Ambassador Bridge is Assumption Cemetery. This is the early Roman Catholic cemetery for the Windsor area. A google search turned up this brief history of the cemetery: At its present site, the Assumption Cemetery (located at the intersection of Wyandotte St. West and Huron Church Rd.) was established in 1859, when then-Bishop…
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911 Prado

January 9, 2007
While out a few weeks ago with readers John and Mike, I spied this 1920’s era beauty on Prado south of Wyandotte. [EDIT – I’ve just recieved confimation that the home was built in 1930] I am a sucker for clinker bricks. While impossible to verify, due to…
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Odds and Ends...

January 8, 2007
Here are some historic photos from the International Metropolis Archives. This one is for reader Brian who asked about the Henkel House. The photo is captioned “Robert Henkel House”, 1913. Chrysler Canada Plant # 3 – 1933 Chrysler Canada Plant # 1…