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Search Results for: Empty Lot Blues
Empty Lot Blues: Filling in the Gaps
Drive through just about any part of Windsor and you’ll see them. They’re like gaping holes in a mouth full of teeth. Hard to look at and you can’t help but wonder why they don’t get filled in. Due to … Continue reading
Posted in Lost Buildings, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged Blackout, candle, Eastern Seaboard, empty lot, parking lot, restauranrs
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Did You Know Jack? A Walkerville Landmark Is No More
I nearly ran the stop sign when I noticed the old red brick building on the northeast corner of Monmouth at Ontario was missing. It had ALWAYS been there!! Where did it go?? In fact the little house and the … Continue reading
Posted in Lost Buildings, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1960s, apartment block, Argyle Road, blocks, children, demolition, Devonshire, disappeared, empty lot, fresh, gone, hairdresser, history, Jack's Corner Store, kids, loot, Monmouth Road, neighbourhood, Ontario Street, penny candy, progress, rationale, Road, soda fountain, St. Anne's Catholic School, sudden, sweet tooth, vanished, variety store, Walker Road, Walkerville
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