A neat old view of the south east corner of Erie and Ouellette, the block immediately south of Monday’s shot. While the Masonic Temple is still standing and in use, this one is long gone… A neat old building, and hard to imagine when it was built, it was out on the edge of town…
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Recent Comments:
- Sprawltastic: “Well, the house on Unicorn Avenue is still up for sale, so the market hasn’t really spoken, has it?” Nov 7, 09:49on
- Sprawltastic: “I’m revisiting this post from the future. I saw a number of comments asking how this subdivision would hold up…” Oct 8, 15:38on
- John Ross School – 2715 Bernard: “Christine: Your message is totally flooring me. Thought I’d check my old grade school – John Ross – and found…” Sep 6, 18:04on
- John Ross School – 2715 Bernard: “wow, it was so good to see my old public school. And Miss Sternbauer, your comments were so great. You…” Sep 5, 11:39on
- Windsor’s Biggest Architectural Loss: “What a crime that this was demolished. The city has gone downhill ever since. You take out Catholic religious, and…” Aug 2, 21:30on
The six city lots were bought for $2,300 in the 1880’s by five Sisters of St. Joseph’s Hospitaliers from Montreal (with help from Fr. Wagner of St. Alphonses’ who had the original idea). They combined their own money with donations begged from Windsorites. They planned to build a hospital, plus an orphanage and school for the children of Negro migrants from the American south (excluded from attending Windsor’s public schools). The building was completed and dedicated in 1890. The orphanage and school closed by 1895.