A neat view of the Mettawas Casino from the Mason & Rice archives. Built on the edge of Lake Erie in Kingsville this massive hotel was built in 1889 and demolished in the 1902 over a tax dispute between the owner and the town of Kingsville. Quite the impressive structure and sad it was lost.
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Does anyone have more details on this story? Fascinating and, as mentioned, sad.
http://www.walkervilletimes.com/26/to-the-mettawas.html
also unpublished photos and information regarding The Mettawas in our forthcoming book "Hiram Walker's Railroad- The lake Erie (Essex and Detroit Railway" by David Guay
More history in "Kingsville, A stroll through Time"