Riverside Library

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• Pretty much yes; with small differences that was the one that was built. To be picky, the original was across Victor Drive on the south side, where the parking lot is now. I spent a fair amount of time there, but the 'Our Town' (V2) book helped jog my memory.

• Thanks Jim for the clarification.

• I{ rather like the new one over the mid century building. While there was some great architecture in the 1950s (the last of that century imo), the drawing above is bland and boring, while the new one adds a bit of drama.

• I remember the old library quite well and it did look pretty much like the drawing there. I like how the new one incorporates that mast of a ship look. The old library was on the southwest corner of Wyandotte and Victor (across the street from the current library).

• Did Riverside have a library prior to 1954?

• I remember the Riverside branch being alrger than the Seminole one. Around the time the new library was built, the Seminole branch was also given some aesthetic changes. Both were similar in design.

• The Old Riverside Library was a pretty dreary place if I remember. It wasn't much bigger than your typical convenience store. It was cramped, had a limited collection of books and smelled like a cellar.

• I remember the old library well in the 1950s and early 60s.
  When my sister and I were little our dad would drive us, at least once a week; when we were older it was a nice bike ride. I was at an age I loved that place ... there was always something new to discover through the books there.

• Jim,
  What is the 'Our Town' (V2) source you are referring to?

• Lisa,

  "Our Town" is a book by retired Windsor Star writer Marty Gervais. If I remember right, it's a collection of stories from the people of the city he has encountered.
  He also published a fantastic book called "The Rumrunners: A prohibition scrapbook"