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Devonshire From The Peadbody Bridge – c. 1984


Photo © Al Gradwell

Another picture from the Al Gradwell collection, via Tim Swaddling…

This photo was taken from the Peabody Bridge looking east, towards Devonshire. The Walker Power Building is on the right. Most of the tracks are long gone, and this is an area of town that looks much different today. The old Walkerville Town Hall, was moved from Riverside Drive (just visible on the extreme left) to the vacant space across from the Walker Power Building.

Andrew

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  • Tim thanks for another great photo when i think about how things were at the river front years ago and look at the single spur that goes to Walkers grain silo's it's mind boggling i read an article in the paper i think last week that said CN was putting tenders out to see who would be interested in buying theCASO line i think if they don't succeed in selling it their just gonna rip out the tracks there seems to be a lot of talk about this new museum the city is considering building i'm willing to bet that the importance of the railroads role in developing Windsor will be overlooked

  • Tim thanks for another great photo when i think about how things were at the river front years ago and how all there is in the are now is the single spur to Walker's grain silo's it's mind boggling i read in the paper last week that CN is considering sell the CASO line they said their putting out tenders to see who might be interested in buying the line and operating it if they don't suceeed their just gonna rip up the tracks with all this talk the City is doing about building this socalled museum i'm willing to bet they will overlook the importance that the railroads played in windsor's developement

  • Tim thanks for another great photo when i think about how things were at the river front years ago and how all there is in the are now is the single spur to Walker’s grain silo’s it’s mind boggling i read in the paper last week that CN is considering sell the CASO line they said their putting out tenders to see who might be interested in buying the line and operating it if they don’t suceeed their just gonna rip up the tracks with all this talk the City is doing about building this socalled museum i’m willing to bet they will overlook the importance that the railroads played in windsor’s developement

  • Tim thanks for another great photo when i think about how things were at the river front years ago and look at the single spur that goes to Walkers grain silo’s it’s mind boggling i read an article in the paper i think last week that said CN was putting tenders out to see who would be interested in buying theCASO line i think if they don’t succeed in selling it their just gonna rip out the tracks there seems to be a lot of talk about this new museum the city is considering building i’m willing to bet that the importance of the railroads role in developing Windsor will be overlooked

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