A neat view of Sandwich Street, now Riverside Drive just east of Devonshire. The Canadian Club brand centre on the left hand side is still standing, but everything else is long gone. It’s a shame all the trees are gone too.
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This was “placemaking” at it’s finest. We did this without a planning department or zoning by-laws. Now we spend countless dollars and hours putting rules and regulations in place that create spaces that are bland and inhuman,
AAHHH! if we could only have streets that look this good today BUT!like you say too much city hall red tape and BS!!
I have read on here before about how this area of Riverside was so full of trees, but it was just before my time, I guess. I don’t remember it that way at all.
At least the offices on the left are still there. It would be so nice if this stretch was still this nice. But the removal of the Peabody bridge, also made things nicer, I suppose.
Why don’t we just plant some trees? I’ll do it myself if you let me!
i wonder if this area is designated a heritage site jim even if we could plant a ton of trees it would be years before they matured nice thought thou!!
I think many of the trees were lost to Dutch Elm disease.
Is the Ivy covered building on the south side of the street still there minus the ivy ? Or is it where the “visitors centre” used to be , the same road to the train station at the stop lights ????
gary, you’re probably right and they would take a long time, all the more reason to plant them ASAP!
mike wannick, what ivy covered building on the south side? Do you mean the one closest to the camera on the left? That’s the north side of the street. That’s the Canadian Club Brand Centre mentioned in the article above. That’s the only thing still standing that can be seen in the picture. It was the offices of Hiram Walker & Sons for a long time, and also served as a bank for the residents of Walkerville. They do tours of it, and I took it back in January. Quite an experience and I’d recommend it to everyone.
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That building was the head office of Hiram Walker & Sons. Ltd. My father had his office on the ground floor from 1936-1962. Back in the ’40s I was a mail clerk in that bldg and delivered mail to Cliff Hatch,the CEO on the second floor. I took a tour several years ago and also recommend it. It is beautiful inside… walnut paneled offices of a different era. It was great to work there…no a/c though.