From the Library of Congress site, comes this view of the Walker’s Distillery office. The pergola in the foreground was demolished in the early 1920’s when the offices on the west half of the property were built. Interesting to note the cobblestone street, and streetcar tracks in front along Riverside Drive.
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As usual, Mr Drouillard knows his stuff. Maybe it is time to repeat the presentation of October, 2009 which was held at the art gallery.
I love having the Great Bernie Droilliard prove me right! lol
But I have a question for him. I always thought that the Devonshire line turned west on Assumption, then North on Victoria (Chilver), where it then linked up with the line on Riverside. When the Peabody bridge was modified/lengthened, the beginning of the grade went beyond Chilver and that portion was discontinued.
In this picture http://postmediawindsorstar.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/8015.peabody1.jpg
a little earlier then the one I posted before, where the bridge has been modified, isn't that a track curving onto Chilver?
My map even indicates that there was one at one time, or was planned, because it's drawn in broken lines.
Not so?
Thanks!
The Belt Line ran from the foot of Sandwich St. up Ouellette Ave east on Wyandotte St. north on Devonshire, west on Assumption, north on Victoria then west on Sanwich St.. Street cars ran in both directions on this line.
Street cars never ran along Wyandotte from Walker Rd. to Strabane even after the subways where open. There was a wye at Strabane and Ottawa St. so the Ford City cars could turn and head back to Windsor.