From The Border Cities Star, October 1, 1927:
Here is an architect’s sketch by Cameron & Ralston, of what the new Mayfair school in school section No. 5 will look like when it is completed in a month’s time. Construction of the new school building is now under way, and establishes a record in this area for district building programs. Mayfair is the third school building to be erected this year by district No. 5. It will consist of two rooms, and will cost $23,680. The building is to be of semi-fireproof construction and will be modern in every way.
I looked through the city directories, and I couldn’t find a listing for this one. Anyone out there know anything about it? Where was Mayfair school?
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When my father's family arrived in Sandwich East Twp. in 1943 from Northern Ontario, they ended up building the home at 2578 Alexis Rd. (just south of the school yard). My father attended Mayfair School until his graduation ca. 1947. By 1948, his mother and step-father had also constructed both the home at 2503 Alexis Rd. and the fronting Mayfair Confectionery. They owned/operated the confectionery from the late 40's until the very early 60's.
I came into possession of my grandmother's family photos this past summer and many of them depict Mayfair School and the surrounding nieghbourhood in the background from that mid-40's to early 60s era. There were also many photos of the confectionery both outside and inside.
My father's step-father built several of the homes in that 2500 block of Alexis and Chandler. He would put up the basics of the foundation/walls/roof/utilities and then sell it and leave it up to the purchaser to finish the exterior and interior to suit their taste. Among the photos is one of their 2503 Alexis Rd. home (SW corner of Alexis and Somme) under construction and it is shocking to see how undeveloped the surroundings were in 1948.
Not sure when it happened, but Mayfair Confectionery has now closed.
I remember Mayfair. Dated one of the Campbell girls who lived a few doors away.
Most memorable years of my life back then in that neighbourhood.