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Wyandotte Hotel

May 28, 2023

This large brick building on the north west corner of Wyandotte and Parent has had a long history as a place to grab a drink. Built in 1909, and designed by local architects Jacques & Williamson, it was erected by Alex Campeau as the Wyandotte Hotel. It was built on the site of a previous hotel which this new three story brick version replaced. It appears that it remained named the Wyandotte…

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1045 Parent - William J Carter Residence

May 3, 2020

This house at 1045 Parent Avenue, was built in 1926, by local architect William J Carter as his residence. It has survived relatively unscathed over the years, a fate many of its contemporaries have not been so fortunate to endure. William J Cater was an…

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1493 Parent Ave

April 26, 2020

On the north west corner of Parent & Shepherd, a few blocks south of Ottawa Street has risen this four-plex on what was for the better part of a decade a vacant lot. Image from Google Streetview From 2010, until the recent construction of the new building in late…

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Rogin Block - 401 Parent Avenue

September 16, 2019

August 18, 1914 Designed by Windsor architects Adams & Atcheson, this building was erected in 1914, for Charles Rogin on the corner of Parent & Assumption, in what was described in 1914 as the “east end of the city”. The building featured apartments on the second floor, with a grocery store on the main floor. A large awning covered the apartment entrance along Assumption.