A neat old shot from the archives of the Detroit Publishing Company now residing in the collection of the Library of Congress. This one shows the fountain in all her glory on Devonshire Road, just south of the old Train Station, approximately across the street from today’s Taloola Cafe. This photo dates to about 1905.
The top of the fountain featured an impressive crown at the top as well as great detailing.
For those that always ask, here’s what it looked like in operation.
Here’s the fountain today at its current home in Willistead Park. It’s looking a litte sad a tired these days.
beautiful fountain it’s a shame the city didn’t do more to preserve it i’m curious where the crown on the top of it went and i’m pretty sure water doesn’t flow from it anymore,i’m surprised none of these little graffiti a-holes didn’t mark it up I like the b/w photos the best
Fountains in so many other cities seem to work just fine regardless of age. In Windsor we fill them in or take off architectural details; the Boer War Memorial is one that comes to mind….very frustrating!
So spectacular in c1905! Is there any chance of restoration to its original glory?
The former “Walkerville TIMES” on line magazine has a detailed history of this commemorative fountain:
http://www.walkervilletimes.com/fountain.htm
this fountain would have looked nice at Ouellette and Wyandotte where that clock is now for years there was a pathetic looking fountain on that spot I think the winos used it for their bath tub I don’t understand why Windsor seems to not care for anything that deals with it’s early history
According to Feng Shui, a fountain with running water helps the flow of money into a household…explains a lot about the city and it’s lack of working water fountains. How many do we have? The Peace Fountain and the water works outside of the Casino…anything else?
There is a working fountain at the corner of Riverside Drive and Ouelette… where the British American used to stand.
It is a tragedy that the closing of the Sandwich Post Office has resulted in the shutdown of the fountain in front of the building. The question is whether it will be boarded up to protect it against the elements this winter to preserve it against the weather as in previous years or it too, like the Jubilee fountain above, will be ignored. I remember fountains at the Caron Aveune pumping station on Riverside Drive West and at the University of Windsor water intake at Riverside W. and Sunset Ave. Both were shut down decades ago rather than be maintained.
There used to be one in front of the Enwin building as well. I would love to have more fountains in the city. They bring a cooling effect, are pleasant to look at and add some beauty. So I guess they will never get built
Better late than never. The Sandwich Post Office fountain has been turned back on after being dry for weeks.