Above is a shot of the corner of Tecumseh Road and St. Anne Boulevard in the town of Tecumseh.
Here’s the same view about 60 years later. The missing steeple on the church is probably the biggest change to the landscape here.
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Today's view looks pretty grim compared to the Tecumseh I knew in the early seventies, which wasn't far off from the 1953 version.
The Tecumseh Tavern was irreplaceable.
Why is the church steeple on the ground?
windsorite-in-exile, the steeple is on the ground, because an engineering survey was done on the tower and it was discovered that it was rotten, and a safety hazard. There used to be a billboard next to it showing the total to get it back up and everything repaired, but they took the sign down years ago. I don't know where they stand, now. It's been down for several years. I never imagined it would take this long.
Truly sad, churches are neglected in this county. I'm not religious by any account but I do know the significance of historic French churches throughout our county that are 'forgotten' about.
And even though St. Anne has a large number of parishioners, they are on the low end of donations to scale of other churches...
Let's get that tower back up and boost Tecumseh's looks 10 fold.
Richard, the city wanted to split the cost and the mayor of Tec. said no. Lakeshore wants Tranist Windsor but it can't get through Tecumseh. Sadly Windsor is hemmed in like Detroit, to it's detriment.
The building on the far left on the corner of Lesperance rd was an apt building under it was a grocery store. The Lavin building is on spare property once owned by the Robinet family hence Robinet Hardware.The grocery store was called Pete and Georges.That space is now a variety store
Jim, I would personally love to see some odd pics with info about the corner of Lesperance and riverside dr. Back in the 1960's and '30's, there was a dance place called ' Blue water Pavilion. It was a large space taking up the location of 3 or 4 houses. It burned down in the '30's. Sometime after, a large house was moved there, but in time, it was severed in half to make 2 houses and my brother lives in one of the halves! No one seems to have more info on this area. There are 2 pics of the pavilion, I have one taken from the inside.
Mistakes corrected... Tsk! That should read 'old' pics, not odd. The year should read '1920's' not 1960.... sorry
due to family illness, i went to St.Anne for my 6th grade ( 1956). i was born and raised in Detroit so there was a language difference. the nuns were so kind and patient - a great experience. the marions, robinets' and many others were wonderful. i still fondly remember the shawnee gun club and seven ponds. sad to see the change.