An interesting photo taken from the 1954 Windsor Centennial Program showing a aerial view of Jackson Park. Seeing as the program was published in 1954, I am assuming that the photo was a stock one taken at least the year before in 1953. Looks like there was some kind of fair going on in the area where the Lancaster used to be…
My favourite part of the photo is the intersection of Ouellette and Tecumseh, before Ouellette was expanded. Ouellette continues as driveway into Jackson park. The north east corner was home to a a gas station, and on the south west corner…
Is the famous Mario’s. The building however was originally known as the Driving Park Hotel. I’m not sure if any part has survived into the building that’s there today, or if it’s a rebuild on the site. Also, this looks a little farther from the corner than the building today, however I’m sure that Ouellette was widened when it was expanded…
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I was there! I remember the fair - carnival to be called the Fireman's Field Day.
Yes Urbanrat is correct. They used to have it there annually until it became too risky for the firefighters to put it on (insurance wise).
What I noticed is the gas station & homes in the bottom left corner of the pic. But I can't picture in my mind whats there now ? I'm guessing some sort of apartment bldg.
The larger house next Mario's was the Colonial House,a bar/restaurant. it had a large covered front porch. I think it was called Bo Fieldings in the early 30's and 40's.
Yes, the Colonial House burned out in the '70s and subsequently torn down. The medical imaging center that is there now is not a rebuild - it is the original Mario's building (what is left of it + renos).
The chimney is still there.
The East side of the building was a pretty lucrative diner called Genteman Jim's. Packed with business people and students. The House structure on the west side was actually a bar well into the seventies before it was torn down. As we all knoe the place has morphed a few times over the years. Remember the old railwway car on the site?
Yes, a boxcar car, and a caboose.
Its to bad the picture was not a wider shot to show the grandstand on the west side. In the fifties during the summer the Sat.night dance from the Shrine Club moved there. Sadly the grandstand burned down.
This is indeed a very curious photo. My father owned a hardware store which was located in a block of stores just west of the Colonial Hotel. I had lunch with him in Mario's and it was always a busy place. The carnival in the background could be the Fireman's Field-day or perhaps the Emancpation Day celebrations. The shadows from the trees in the empty park suggest it is mid afternoon.
Where are all the people??
Tecumseh Road at Ouellette and I count a total of three cars. Where is everybody?