Comments on: Windsor Archives http://www.brokencitylab.org/blog/windsor-archives/ Broken City Lab is a creative research group based out of Windsor, Ontario. Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:35:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chelsea http://www.brokencitylab.org/blog/windsor-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-803 Chelsea Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:53:02 +0000 http://www.brokencitylab.org/?p=1156#comment-803 The entrance to the racetrack on the westside of the tracks in the picture is still there today. Windsor was once the horseracing capital of at least south western Ontario. On Felix Ave, in the west end, there is a red brick building with arched entrances, that use to be another racetrack club... my dad loves windsor and to talk about its history... The entrance to the racetrack on the westside of the tracks in the picture is still there today. Windsor was once the horseracing capital of at least south western Ontario. On Felix Ave, in the west end, there is a red brick building with arched entrances, that use to be another racetrack club… my dad loves windsor and to talk about its history…

]]> By: Justin http://www.brokencitylab.org/blog/windsor-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-635 Justin Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:53:24 +0000 http://www.brokencitylab.org/?p=1156#comment-635 I think there's the potential for it to be offered on a more regular schedule, and Lee seems quite open to having non-Visual Arts majors in the class. If you haven't already seen it, here's the blog from this year's class... <a href="http://borderculture2009.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://borderculture2009.blogspot.com/</a> I think there’s the potential for it to be offered on a more regular schedule, and Lee seems quite open to having non-Visual Arts majors in the class. If you haven’t already seen it, here’s the blog from this year’s class… http://borderculture2009.blogspot.com/

]]> By: westerntragedy http://www.brokencitylab.org/blog/windsor-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-634 westerntragedy Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:57:20 +0000 http://www.brokencitylab.org/?p=1156#comment-634 Crap, I didn't know that the Border Culture class was back. I had heard people talk about having taken it a few years back, and how great it was. Hopefully Lee offers it next year, and hopefully it's open to non-Visual Arts majors (like me heh) Crap, I didn’t know that the Border Culture class was back. I had heard people talk about having taken it a few years back, and how great it was. Hopefully Lee offers it next year, and hopefully it’s open to non-Visual Arts majors (like me heh)

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.brokencitylab.org/blog/windsor-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Lindsay Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:41:53 +0000 http://www.brokencitylab.org/?p=1156#comment-626 I loved the archives, particularily the old maps of Windsor. It is such a shame that Windsor thinks so highly of it's past that they feel compelled to only work into the budget one main Archivist and a shoddy basement storage area which resembles a glorified janitors closet. Why am I not surprised? Not to mention they probably only fund it because some documents; as the archivist said, had to be there by law. Not because they are an informative part of Windsor's history. I would be so satisfied if we were able to kick everybody on city council out, and just replace them with new, fresh people who actually care about Windsor and are ready to do it justice. Anyways. Thats really neat that the'Abandoned' lots on the map used to be horse tracks. I loved the archives, particularily the old maps of Windsor. It is such a shame that Windsor thinks so highly of it’s past that they feel compelled to only work into the budget one main Archivist and a shoddy basement storage area which resembles a glorified janitors closet. Why am I not surprised?
Not to mention they probably only fund it because some documents; as the archivist said, had to be there by law. Not because they are an informative part of Windsor’s history. I would be so satisfied if we were able to kick everybody on city council out, and just replace them with new, fresh people who actually care about Windsor and are ready to do it justice.
Anyways. Thats really neat that the’Abandoned’ lots on the map used to be horse tracks.

]]> By: darren http://www.brokencitylab.org/blog/windsor-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-600 darren Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:33:26 +0000 http://www.brokencitylab.org/?p=1156#comment-600 the lower track was where i would go for horseback riding in the early 80s. i don't remember the track, but there was a place you could go there that would let you ride their horses. i ended up going to another place though further down howard toward the 401. the lower track was where i would go for horseback riding in the early 80s. i don’t remember the track, but there was a place you could go there that would let you ride their horses. i ended up going to another place though further down howard toward the 401.

]]> By: Chris L. http://www.brokencitylab.org/blog/windsor-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-599 Chris L. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:29:25 +0000 http://www.brokencitylab.org/?p=1156#comment-599 It was a '67 Centennial map if I remember correctly. Those used to be horseracing tracks, but were closed well before the 60's (can't remember exactly when). One became Devonshire Mall, the other a subdivision. It was a ’67 Centennial map if I remember correctly. Those used to be horseracing tracks, but were closed well before the 60′s (can’t remember exactly when). One became Devonshire Mall, the other a subdivision.

]]> By: Justin http://www.brokencitylab.org/blog/windsor-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Justin Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:06:59 +0000 http://www.brokencitylab.org/?p=1156#comment-588 Ahhh... I was wondering about that. I had asked the archivist we met there if he ever ran into Andrew, and he said he wasn't sure, though he knows about his blog. Is the hockey experiment today? I'm sure it'll be lots of fun! And yeah, I caught that article in the Windsor Star, Don contacted me for it (after Tom pointed him in my direction), I'm really glad something positive made it into the paper! Ahhh… I was wondering about that. I had asked the archivist we met there if he ever ran into Andrew, and he said he wasn’t sure, though he knows about his blog.

Is the hockey experiment today? I’m sure it’ll be lots of fun! And yeah, I caught that article in the Windsor Star, Don contacted me for it (after Tom pointed him in my direction), I’m really glad something positive made it into the paper!

]]> By: darren http://www.brokencitylab.org/blog/windsor-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-587 darren Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:58:31 +0000 http://www.brokencitylab.org/?p=1156#comment-587 That's where Andrew spends a lot of his time. Not sure if you saw Tom's post about the story in the paper about him and how they mention you and the BCL site too !? I'm downtown at the Coffee Exchange now and will be trying to take photo of a hockey experiment happening soon. That’s where Andrew spends a lot of his time. Not sure if you saw Tom’s post about the story in the paper about him and how they mention you and the BCL site too !? I’m downtown at the Coffee Exchange now and will be trying to take photo of a hockey experiment happening soon.

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