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Snail Mail in Sandwich, Ontario
From a Sentry Box, to Postmasters’ homes, from General Stores and Shoe Stores to the current Sandwich Post Office, Sandwich certainly has had its share of different post office locations. As with most small towns, the post office in Sandwich … Continue reading
Posted in Essex County, Lost Buildings, People, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged architecture, demolished, festival, heritage, history, Postmaster, Postmistress, Sandwich, William Hands, Windsor
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Gibbets, not giblets. Giving thanks that certain practices have gone the way of the DoDo.
It was the last thing I expected to see. A Gibbet. In the hallway leading to the washrooms on the main floor of Mackenzie Hall. I was attending a conference there last week and I’m fairly certain that other than … Continue reading
Posted in People, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1797, creepy, criminals, executions, gibbet, gibbeting, heritage, history, Mackenzie Hall, Mill Street, Ontario, Sandwich, Sandwich Road, sheriff, trivia, William Hands, Windsor
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Esto Perpetua: Walkerville C. I. Lives On
Does November 2nd, 1922 mean anything to you? Probably not unless you’re a Walkerville Collegiate alumnus. On that bright fall day celebrations were held to mark the school’s official opening. A luncheon, a dance, a swimming exhibition and a program … Continue reading
Posted in Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1920s, architecture, Canada, company town, distiller, education, heritage, Hiram Walker, Ontario, Roaring Twenties, school, Walkerville, Windsor
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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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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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Scene on the Streets: Windsor 2011
Posted in People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 2011, alley, back, built, construction, diagonal, disappear, education, elementary, equipment, erected, General Brock, graffiti, heritage, history, lot, Marlborogh Public School, Monmouth Road, Ontario, paint, Paul Martin Jr., Paul Martin Sr., rear, recent, Sandwich, scenes, sides, skunk, streets, Walker Road, War of 1812, west, Windsor, yellow
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Who’s On First? The Walkerville Chicks, that’s who.
It’s kind of fun checking my blog’s stats to see how people find it. Now, before you think I don’t get out much, I have to say in my defence that that is simply not the case. I do get … Continue reading
Posted in People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1920s, baseball, black cohosh, boys of spring, Chick Construction, Chick Paving, clippings, cold, first, game, heat, heritage, history, hot, Mother Nature, newspaper, Niagara Falls, now, pastime, rain, semi-professional, snow, sport, sports heroes, summer, sun, team, then, Thomas Chick, Time, Walkerville Chicks
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Irony
>The day after a massive fire consumed Party Warehouse, Champion Paper Products and Clean Depot on Walker Road, I shot this photo from Big Tony’s Pizza’s parking lot near the corner of Walker and Niagara. I was surprised to still … Continue reading
Posted in Windsor Now
Tagged apparatus, demolished, destruction, fire, heritage, irony, Ontraio, preserve, Seagraves, Walkerville, Windsor
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