WindsorDi's photos

This town Hall was built in 1904, originally on Sandwich Street (now called Riverside Drive), but was moved round the corner on to Devonshire to avoid demolition in the 1990's... and put onto the foundations of the old St Mary's Church... which had been previously moved ....

At one point ( up until the late 1950's) the railway station was across the street here, on Devonshire. Part of the Père Marquette Railway , this was originally the station's hotel - built across the street to receive arriving travellers. Of note, this building was unfortunately sandblasted as a part of its restoration, and the brick facade has been degenerationing ever since...

the sandblasted brick is weathering badly...

The walls and stacks of the Ford Power plant were built to challenge neighbouring Our Lady Of The Holy Rosary church for the skyline

Sample of the same era of brickwork... but this brick face retains its original hardened face

Even the local traffic got into the spirit of the day... this great old ford honked and waved...