Located on Francois, between Seminole and Tecumseh Roads, David Maxwell was built in 1928, in what was then known as East Windsor. Ford City was renamed East Windsor when Chrysler Moved in to their new plant at Tecumseh & Walker.
The School was designed by the Windsor firm of Pennington & Boyde, who designed numerous other schools, homes and churches across the border cities.
David Maxwell today, following an unsympathetic addition on the north elevation to create a fire escape.
David Maxwell 80 years ago, shortly after construction in 1928.
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Hi all,
This is my gg grandfather! If anyone has information, photos, anything, please let me know! I would love to see the picture that is hanging in the school or any memories associated with the beginning of the school.
Thank you so much!
Shann
hello every body......just stumbled over this site...i attended maxwell in 1945.....after one year they transferred me to ada c richards or ontario st school ... accross the tracks....lived at the end of francois.....a small decrepid house thats still there...i remember a few neighbors names .wilson ...riberty i remember st joseph church on seminole ...back then it was just as i remember a basement church........the grocery store at seminole and francois was called sophies....i think....i remember when the center theatre was being built..;..i eventually moved to the USA....i enlisted in the USAF and the first place they sent me was ST JOHNS nfndlnd...more to come
hello every body……just stumbled over this site…i attended maxwell in 1945…..after one year they transferred me to ada c richards or ontario st school … accross the tracks….lived at the end of francois…..a small decrepid house thats still there…i remember a few neighbors names .wilson …riberty i remember st joseph church on seminole …back then it was just as i remember a basement church……..the grocery store at seminole and francois was called sophies….i think….i remember when the center theatre was being built..;..i eventually moved to the USA….i enlisted in the USAF and the first place they sent me was ST JOHNS nfndlnd…more to come