Today’s old photo comes from the Detroit Publishing Co. collection housed by the Library of Congress. The caption calls it June 4, 1914, but given that ice in the river, I would disagree with the date.
It’s a neat photo, as the old Walkerville Wagon Works building where Ford of Canada was born is still standing.
Across the street, houses, along with some Model T’s parked out front. I’m going to guess, but I suspect the photo was taken from the bell tower at Our Lady of the Rosary.
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I would have to agree with you that the date is wrong considering there is also snow on the house roofs.
Great photo.
i wonder if that building in the first photo is the old walkerville/ford city town hall at drouillard and riverside drive
it drives me crazy when i see old photos like this of windsor because of the way it is today all this nice old archetecture gone to waste what a shame
Gary,
I too thought that might be the Ford City town hall at first, but as Andrew said the photograph is most likely taken from the top of the church.
The town hall was next door to the church (where the current parking lot is).
I dug up a photo of the down hall to confirm and the architecture is much different.
You can view it here: http://swoda.uwindsor.ca/swoda/node/277
Steve tnx for the info and photo ya it most definatly has a different roof line
Nice work. Great find Andrew. Part of Windsor have never seen before.
environment canada says it was 25C on june 4, 1914. definately wouldnt be icy.
Andrew, in one of your captions you mention that the old wagon works is still standing. I don't think any of the original wagon works is still there.
Vince, I believe Andrew meant "is still standing" at the time the photoraph was taken. Most of what is seen in the photograph is long gone. Great photo showing what once was present in this location!
So cool. One of my ancestors was one of the original 6 Canadian hire-es.