Lanspeary Park
May 9, 2012
The postcard above from the mid 1920’s shows a view of Lanspeary Park.
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Bounded by Giles to the north, Ottawa to the south, Langlois to the west and Pierre to the east, Lanspeary is home to a pool, ice rink, ball diamonds, bandstand as well as…
Low-Martin House Sold
May 7, 2012
A few weeks ago at the end of April the sold sign went up on the Low-Martin house on Ontario and Devonshire. I had been meaning to post about it for a while, and it was actually finally scheduled to be posted this past Friday. When I got the email about the photos of the…
Photo Show @ The Backroom Gallery
May 4, 2012
Photo © Gerry Kaiser
Photo © Gerry Kaiser
Photo © Gerry Kaiser
Local photographer Gerry Kaiser, sent along a few of his photos from the Casting Plant Demolition that will be displayed at the Backroom Gallery – 4749 Wyandotte St. E. in a show opening this Friday. Details can be found in the flyer at the bottom of this post. If you can, head over there tonight and check it out.
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501 Erie Street West - Demolition
May 2, 2012
Photo © Will Foot
Today’s photo comes courtesy of my brother who happened by Erie and Bruce yesterday. We first looked at this place back in October, 2008. If you take a look at the pictures in that post, you’ll see a copy of the order posted to the building.
Train Slide Show # 5 - Saturday
April 27, 2012
Hey everyone, a little news for you today… Action Hobbies is hosting Slide Show #5, this time it’s on Saturday. It’s always a good time, and there’s guaranteed to be some interesting shots in this one. Try and get out there if you can!
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Saturday, April 28th, 2012 @ 6pm – Action Hobbies hosts Historical Train Slide Show #5
Free admission!
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A Little Roseland Farm
April 25, 2012
From the Border Cities Star – December 31, 1925:
Interesting to note the location of the public school at what is now Dougall and Cabana. Was there an earlier school in 1925? The current Roseland School was built in 1928 and is further east. (East of Howard).
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Victoria Manor Apartments - Randolph & University
April 23, 2012
This large apartment building at the corner of University and Randolph has long been one of my favourite buildings in the city.
Built in 1924 the building is typical of the era. It was built by two Detroit businessmen, Walter A. Dousseau and Thomas W. Murray. They operated…