From the Evening Record, July, 1912:
Photo of the French homestead up the river front above Walkerville, which was purchased by the late J.L. Hudson and is being renovated and repaired to carry out Mr. Hudson’s plans for providing a summer cottage for the accommodation of the women clerks in the Hudson store in Detroit.
I believe this house was knocked down in the early 1920’s and in its place today is the narrow block of Prado Place from Riverside Drive to Wyandotte Street.
J.L. Hudson passed away earlier in 1912, and Prado place was laid out on land that was owned by the Hudson Estate. The oldest house on Prado Place today, dates to 1921. This piece of land was the last to get sub dived in area, which is why the street is so narrow. It had to be squeezed in to fit in between the roads that were already laid out on either side of the property.
It’s amazing and sad to see just how much of our past has been lost to demolition over the years.
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Yes I have been away for 30 years. But even then was always know for its parks. But some park are not keep up as they once where. i/e George park should keep them clean and safe so kids would play in them and lean to play.
Should "Thom" above ever check back, I would love to know which house you are referring to? I grew up on Prado in the house midway on the west side of the street --- right in front of the flower circle. (my job as a child was to collect 25 cents from every household on Prado in the spring to buy flowers for my mother to plant there!) We had a long garage in the back, so large it was shared with our next door neighbor -- one large driveway between the houses. I can't help but wonder if this was the original tool shed you spoke of?
Further to the J.L. Hudson property regarding the 3-storey house depicted in photo above. We now know the house
was built in 1880 be Detroiter Joseph Canniff. Quote from the Essex County Directory of 1883:
" Canniff, Joseph H., gentleman, Owns 22 acres of Farm Lot #114, Con. 1 (today Riverside Dr.), his property being worth
$20,000 (a lot of money in 1883), He was born in the State of Michigan, U.S. in 1820. Came here in 1880. P.O. address
Walkerville.
After is death around 1890 the property passed to a certain H.C. Millard of Detroit and was again sold in 1904 by a Mrs.
Corissa Daily ( believed to be nee-Millard, ie. the surviving daughter) to J.L Hudson. Hudson died in 1912 and his company took over the house. It was razed in the mid-1920's to make way for Prado Place.