Back in May, we paid a visit to the corner of Lincoln & Cataraqui to talk about the demolition of three houses on Lincoln Road.
I got a call Thursday night from my dad, who gave me the heads up that the garage has met the same fate…
Looks like somebody has assembled themselves a nice little parcel of land in Walkerville… It is a pretty big footprint though… I wonder what’s planned? Apartment building? Parking lot for the church to the east? Anyone out there heard anything? M.O.M. usually has his ear to the ground, maybe he knows something..
It’s sad to see another part of Windsor’s past bite the dust. Some may argue that is was nothing special, or that it was only used for storage, however there are very few old service stations still around in this town. We saw one last year, but the few that were still standing from the 20s, 30s & 40’s have most been demolished or altered in the last five or so years…
My vote: parking lot. Or, left abandoned while someone holds on to the land for a later sale perhaps.
Another breeding ground for cars!
i guess in another setting losing this type of building might not mean much. but when you’ve lost nearly every significant historical building in this city already and replaced them with parking lots and garbage bins, now even the most insignificant buildings have become significant. so now all we are left with is another hole in this city’s landscape.
Maybe we bury His Worship Eddie Francis and our idiot city councilors on that piece of land and be done with all the crap that passes for city government.
Go away troll. The Windsor Star website is that way ——->
sometimes i swear there are more pictures of building eaters than buildings on here Andrew.
i always thought that was a really neat old garage. i’m suprised that ancient garage on Sandwich hasn’t met the same fate, that would be a shame.
i think you’re right, it’ll be a parking lot for the church. looks like it’s only got 9 spots.
i bet that church looked real nice when people still walked and it had it’s lawn, probly some big ol’ trees too.
Some of the people that walked to that church decades ago aren’t as mobile, so cars are the only option. Of course, they could rely on the smooth, level sidewalks that Windsor is known for, or the quickly shoveled and ice-free sidewalks in the winter. At least it appears that the church is well-attended enough to need additional parking, unlike some inner city churches. I imagine that the old station looked good for its time, but it is a service building, not an architectural gem. If the church and neighborhood are better off, then I am for it’s removal. Any word on underground tanks? That always adds a wrinkle when it comes to gas stations.
JB – once all the old service stations are gone, we might consider them to be architectural gems. No examples of buildings that were once common and an important social aspect?
I’m not saying we should save every old service station, but even if we knew how many old stations were left, and looked at the history and architecture of each of them, and then protected one or two, it would be good. This is Windsor after all, and the history of the auto IS important to Windsor.
i worked for the city of windsor,i remember picking up garbage in this neighborhood at that time late 70’s-80’s a company was in that building which sold and serviced old pinball machines