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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Mystery Walkerville Families
This nearly 100-year-old photo was posted on my Windsor Ontario Then Facebook group by Dale MacRae-Barry, the great granddaughter of George Ernest Johnson, identified in the top row. Dale is hoping someone may recognize this photo and be able to provide her … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1913, 1914, 1915, Black & White, Canada, Choate Family, family, fashion, genealogy, George Ernest Johnson, heritage, Lincoln Road, mystery, old, Ontario, people, photo, portrait, Walkerville, Windsor
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Dream Cruising to Ford City
Windsor, Ontario is separated by Detroit, Michigan, The Motor City, by a one-mile river. At times, that river barely seems to exist as there are some events that serve to unite our two cities and countries. I have no idea … Continue reading
Posted in People, The Straits, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1954, 2011, annual, audience, autos, Big 3, Canada, cars, classics, Detroit, Dream Cruiser, dreaming, Drive Ins, Drouillard Road, Duggan's Irish Pub, engines, exhaust, Ford, Ford City, fun, love, Michigan, modern, Motor City, now, Ontario, OPEC, retro, then, tires, tourist, trucks, vintage, wheels, Windsor
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I love old buildings WAY too much.
This photo has been perched on my virtual desktop for over a month. Every now and then I would catch a glimpse of it and I would tell myself, Ok, DO SOMETHING with that photo so you can get it … Continue reading
Posted in People, The Straits, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1854, 1980s, apartment, architecture, buildings, camera, Canada, cholera, creep, death, facade, feeling, Giles, gut, heritage, immigrants, lost, My Old House, mystery, Norwegian, now, old, Ontario, Ouellette, pervert, photo, photography, preserved, Prince Wales, Prince Wales Apartments, saved, then, tragedy, train, Windsor, wrecking ball, yellow brick
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