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331 Ouellette Avenue

January 25, 2010
One of the more interesting facades along Ouellette Ave, belongs to the building now occupied by the Mandarin House at 331 Ouellette. The building was home to Red Robin Ladies Apparel in the 1950’s and I think prior to that it was home to the Good Housekeeping store. Anyone out there with any memories of the place? Or what was there before the Mandarin…
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Michigan Central Station - 1976

January 22, 2010
Up today is a photo of the old Michigan Central Station that was located just east the present intersection of Pelletier & McKay. The photo dates to July, 1976. View Larger Map In November, 1996, the station was the victim of an arsonist, and it burned to the ground.
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Jackson Park - 1953

January 20, 2010
An interesting photo taken from the 1954 Windsor Centennial Program showing a aerial view of Jackson Park. Seeing as the program was published in 1954, I am assuming that the photo was a stock one taken at least the year before in 1953. Looks like there was some kind of fair…
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Monopoly Voting

January 19, 2010
I’ve had emails from a few people about this, so I will pass on the word, some readers may be interested in helping out…. Below is a cut and past of just one of the many e-mails/Facebook invites I have received about this. 🙂 If you’ve got time, please feel free to register and…
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Fridays Live! Car culture celebrated in Windsor

January 15, 2010
I thought I would pass along the following, for the new show opening at the Art Gallery of Windsor tonight. The streetcar show has recently closed, and this is the next show. One of my works was selected to be part of the “Here in my car” exhibition… If you…
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Riverside & Ouellette - 1978

January 15, 2010
Today’s post is another vintage Newspaper photo. This one was shot by a photographer named “Tines”. A quick check on the Google, shows that a Charles V. Tines, is a staff photographer for the Detroit News, I wonder if it’s the same guy? The photo was…
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Church Of The Ascension

January 13, 2010
Found on University Avenue West and McKay is one of the more often overlooked churches in the city, the Anglican Church of the Ascension. The church as seen today was built in 1927, designed by local architects Nichols, Sheppard & Masson. It was built using only the foundations and tower walls of the first Church of the Ascension that was built in 1907, and destroyed by fire December 22…
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Hiram Walker & Sons - 1950's

January 11, 2010
Here’s an interesting view I recently picked up. It’s a colour view of the Hiram Walker Distillery from the water, before the redevelopment of site that took place in the late 1950’s. I think many of the “new” buildings were erected around…
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The Bin Place

January 8, 2010
Another old Newspaper photo, today’s subject is The Bin Place, located at 3176 Sandwich Street. The photo was taken March 27, 1972. As far as I can tell, this building would have been located at or near the north east corner of Sandwich & Mill. Home to the former…