This one was still standing until the last tunnel plaza expansion. The house was demolished in 1993. It was a very rare (the last one in the city?) local example of French Second Empire Style architecture. They were a dime a dozen when they were first built, but Windsor’s managed to demolish all of theirs. Now if you want to see any Mansard Roofs you need to head either to Detroit or Amherstburg.
Hi Andrew,
I just recently discovered your site, and absolutely love it! I get such a kick out of seeing what Windsor used to look like. I was wondering if you knew anything about the YMCA building on Pelissier? I used to work across the street and was always curious about the balcony that overlooked Pelissier. It’s so ornate and never seemed to match the rest of the building..
They demolished that? What a damn shame! I see all the parking lots and vinyl sided junk around downtown and they let this one go. I wished they’d moved it to another site downtown.
The City tore it down because they said it wasn’t worth saving. How many times have we heard that one?
And now the Duty Free is moving across the street, anyway.
The tunnel corp. bought the house to change the tunnel exit, and secondary inspection area. The duty free store is where Moran Volskwan was also bought by the tunnel.The tunnel is also responsable for St. Marys being moved to south Windsor in 1928,
The rctory was a burden to the Parish, in high upkeep and to much space,no need for a building that large for two preists, and an office.
Oh, so it was in a different area than I thought. It was next to the church, on Park. Not behind it, on Goyeau