Staying out in Leamington, here is a shot of the old High School. Looks like it was once a residence that was added on to and converted to scholastic use.
Some time the detail in these old post cards is just amazing. Look at how full the parking lot is 🙂
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Almost looks like the beginings of Grace Hospital, when it was “home for the friendless” I think it was called.
Thanks Andrew!
Love the mansard roof. Not too many of those left.
reminds me of anabelle’s on main in kingsville. Is this building still standing somewhere?
This building was torn down when they built the high school across Talbot St from it. The school parking lot is now where this was. I believe it was a house before a school and the man who lived there was the teacher but I’d have to look it up again. I think it was operating as a school in the 1890’s and I’ve got relations who went there during the 1920’s.
The building on the postcard was probably replaced in the 1920’s or 30’s with a more modern scool that was replaced with a more modern and larger school in the early fifties, built on the north side of Talbot St.. The building that replaced the one on the postcard was still in use through the fifties. The Air Cadets used it for band practice, a rifle range in the gym, and other school activities.
The princepal of the newest building on the north side was Jim Hume, vic princepal was Pat
Gleason he was known as PJ. Ken Myers, Jim Fleming, Dorthy Fullerton,Tino Baggio, Hugh Cobledick,Dick Lancebery, the Ternan sisters, where some of the teachers in the mid fifties.
Rosalie Tromble of Big 8 fame was one of the graduates.
From information I have here at the museum:
The high school was originally the home of Lewis Wigle. The first high school which opened its doors to students in January 1896, was used until 1922 at which time the house was dismantled to make way for a new school.
Heather – what museum are you at?
Aaron, could you please tell me more about the Grace Hospital being called “The Home for the Friendless?” I’m doing research on the name and how it got started. My new book is titled “The Home for the Friendless” that was a 1930’s institution in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They took care of children from families in crisis. My brother, sister and I lived there for two years from late 1937 to early 1940. Tell me where the Grace Hospital was located so I can find out more about it. Our building was constructed in 1902, closed in 1978 and torn down in 1987.
Thanks
Aaron
I’m registrar at Windsor’s Community Museum -254 Pitt St West
Betty
I am not aware of Grace Hospital being called “the Home for the Friendless” -however Windsor did have a home for the friendless. It was located at the corner of Mercer and Wyandotte St. The newspaper accounts state that Ladies Benevolent Society (which was responsible for setting up a soup kitchen and taking in donations,primarily to assist homeless, elderly citizens) which gave rise to the Home got its start circa 1879. The name “Home of the Friendless” was changed to “Homestead” in 1939. the Homestead was torn down in 1961. (Records from the Home of the Friendless are at the Municipal Archives)
Gorgeous ornate building. Too bad it is gone.
This building was also used by St. Michael’s School in the fifties. I was there for grades four and five because St. Michael was over crowded.
Ugo do you mean the high school building on the south side of Talbot St.? You must have been in the old school in 58 or 59, or later. The ball diamnond was the student parking lot,
this was east of the old school next to the railroad tracks.
Yes that is the building and do remember the railroad tracks next to ball diamond.. My teachers were Mrs. Lucille Kerr for grade 4 and Mrs. Packham for grade 5.