Happy Friday! Today’s photo is stamped on the back with only a date March 28, 1933. A neat shot showing the Windsor Shoreline in its natural state.
Interesting to see this little restroom hut, long a favourite little building of mine.
This was neat to see… A big old house on the river hard by the bridge. Looks like the bridge gobbled up part of the lot, as the east end of the decorative path in the gardens is lopped off…
Anyone know anything about it? Westsiders? Did it make it to the 1950’s, was it pulled down for Villa Maria?
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is that all sludge in the water?
Maybe seaweed or algae? Not sure, but I don't think it's sludge
Could it be the last bits of ice of the season, it is dated in March and the winters used to be colder and last longer, at least thats what my grandpa said.
I don't think the picture was actually taken in March - the trees look in full leaf.
It is so nice the little building has survived.
Andrew: You surmise correctly on the house. According to the DTE aerial collection, it was still there in '52 but goners in '56.
I agree, its probably a combination of aqautic vegetation and sand bars, I think the shoreline was a bit more on the natural side in the 30s, the sheetpiling and major shipping channel dredging had yet to take place (around the 1950s), the near shore was probably more like a tranquil wetland than the open waters and waves along the shore we see today -
Love the bridge photos. Had no idea the restroom hut was so old.
I notice that the pier on the east side of the bridge isn't there in this picture. When (and why) did it turn up?
Interesting as well to see the lack of traffic on the bridge.
If you look closely at google satellite view you can still faintly see the outline of that decorative path between the building and the bridge.
I always liked to go out on that pier but its been closed for at least 10 years now, are there any plans to repair it?
If you zoom in on the yellow and black sign on the north side of Riverside Dr. you can see a pier, its a blue grey colour.