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Old Photos 1910 - Part I

November 7, 2006
Some of these I may have posted before, others maybe not… These are from my personal collection, and they date to about 1910-1915… The Canadian Club sign on the docks at Walkerville. It was designed by Albert Kahn. Riverside Dr. (then Sandwich St.) looking east from around Ferry St. Note the sign for the Evening Record on top of the buildings on the left. That was their home until…
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Not even Cigars...

November 6, 2006
As part of the draconian non-smoking laws introduced in Ontario earlier this year, a silly side effect was the banning of any tobacco related words in any advertising. That means that downtown stores that advertise “Cuban Cigars” are liable to be fined. Some…
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Bye Bye Rum Runners...

November 2, 2006
Time has run out for the burned out shell of the old Rum Runners Tavern. The building-eaters moved in behind the death fences earlier this week… … and quick work was made of another historic Windsor site. Back when the fire struck, I ran this post that contained the infamous history of the place. Like it’s former neighbor down the road, the late Bronson’s (torched by an…
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W.I.F.F.

November 1, 2006
It’s that time again… The 2nd annual Windsor International Film Festival. I missed the first version last year, as I was away on my honeymoon at the time. The festival will run Thursday, November 8 – Sunday, November 12. This year’s venues are: The…
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New Bus Terminal

October 31, 2006
So work finally got underway on the Windsor Bus Terminal. The new station is being built on the site of the former Canadian Tire store in downtown Windsor. The building will look similar to the Art Gallery when completed, and nothing like the “proposed” urban…
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History Uncovered

October 30, 2006
Special thanks to the Voice Of Windsor for alerting me last week of the history uncovered at the “big dig”. Down at Dieppe Park on the Windsor Waterfront, they are clearing the parking lot out, and preparing the ground for the architecturally un-inspiring turd called the “peace beacon”. Once this is done, they’ll be taking out the Cleary Guest House. Love it or hate…
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