Located in Brighton Beach, the J. Clark Keith coal powered hydro plant was opened in 1953, and was demolished in 1997.
Below is a rendering that appeared in the Windsor Daily Star, February 19, 1949:
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We used to swim and fish from the docks there in the 1980s. We kept the security guard pretty busy.
My father worked in the meter and protectiion part of the plant for 20 years (early 50's to early 70's). He used to take pride in taking myslef and some of my friends on tours through the plant a few times. It was very interesting to see the inner workings of plant with the biolers, turbines, and generators. I used to spend time on summer afternoons watching freighters unload caol and watched the coal build to an enormous pile by the end of the fall. I have fond memories of his time there. I also have a brocuhre with pictures of it's construction and artist's renderings of the plant if anyone is interested.It is black and white.