Comments on: Impending Demolition

By: Tom ParÃ©

Tom ParÃ© — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:48:27 +0000

http://www.walkervilletimes.com/index.htm

This is the site to read an article about my grandfather, Art Gignac, the bootlegger brother of Sir Harry Gignac, former owner of the grad house. Sir Harry was my great uncle and Art Gignac was my grandfather. I was born in Art’s blind pig at the corner of Wyandotte and Windsor. I authored the story of the “Gentleman Bootlegger” when I freelanced for the Times. It is quite interesting that the home of Harry, a Gregorian Knight and one who never appreciated his brother’s occupation, is used as a grad house and the Sunset Bar.
Tom ParÃ©

By: Walt

Walt — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:17:58 +0000

It’s a shame to see the Grad House go. I attended U of W in 1981 – 83 and have some good memories of the Grad House of that time. It was located a bit south of the current one, and was demolished to make way for the new Business Building. I’m sure many more recent students likewise have good memories of the current building.

I thought a parking garage was going to be built years ago on the north side of University Avenue, a couple of blocks east of the campus. I guess that plan came to nothing.

By: International Metropolis » Assumption Cemetery

International Metropolis » Assumption Cemetery — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:49:11 +0000

[...] Gignac was also the original owner of what is today known as the Grad House at the University of Windsor, which is facing demolition and was featured in the January 3rd entry (see the last photo). [...]

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:21:11 +0000

I can’t believe they are going to destroy all those buildings – especially the Grad House! That was my favourite building on campus and housed a lot of great memories. I don’t think the university gets that some students don’t want to go to school there BECAUSE the buildings are so ugly. Instead of attending U of WIndsor, I went to an offshoot campus of Wilfrid Laurier University BECAUSE the campus buildings are all renovated historical structures and its one of the most beautiful and historically responsible campuses in Canada.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 02:53:03 +0000

I had heard that the University was trying to purchase the big parking lot in front of the Student Center from Assumption Church to build a parking garage, but the Church won’t sell the land. I guess the Church makes a good profit from the lots now, and the Church does not want to loose that cash flow.

By: westerntragedy

westerntragedy — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:20:58 +0000

Yeah a parking garage is definitely needed. I’ve seen some tastfully done garages in the States, no doubt they’d just build a huge concrete mess though. Ideally, they could fit a garage in the space where Prince of Wales school sits, and have some sort of pedestrian walkway over Wyandotte from the garage (students getting hit crossing from the lots all the time). But hey! I bet that would cost waaay more than they’d care to spend.

Parking is still a nightmare on campus though, they oversell parking passes, and there aren’t enough spots most mornings (I’ve taken to parking 10 blocks away for class and simply walking). I heard a rumour that the University Administration was considering their options on a parking garage, but nothing has been said even unofficially that I know of yet. Maybe they will eventually build one, and dedicate it to their closest ally, Matty Moroun!