WindsorDi's photos

The town folk were not too happy with this "yellow brick" design, as all other town buildings were the local red brick... but the Federal Gov't had final say in their building.

A notice from the Windsor Evening Record, February 27, 1913; "Apartment House in Walkerville. Charles L. Chilver is preparing to build a six family apartment house at Sandwich street east and Victoria road, Walkerville, which will cost about $25,000. Mr Chilver expects later to build an eight-family apartment on the same property, but facing Victoria road. The dimensions of the first apartment will be 82 x 33 feet, constructed of brick, and fitted throughout with hardwood and modern conveniences. The new building will be constructed on the old Chilver homestead, where Mr Chilver was born, 63 years ago." This is the name plate for the Victoria - the eight-family apartment. [Note - Sandwich street east is now known as Riverside Drive East... and Victoria road (named for Chilver's mother) was renamed to be Chilver Road, when Walkerville became a part of nearby Windsor - which already had a well-known road named Victoria]

A notice from the Windsor Evening Record, February 27, 1913; "Apartment House in Walkerville. Charles L. Chilver is preparing to build a six family apartment house at Sandwich street east and Victoria road, Walkerville, which will cost about $25,000. Mr Chilver expects later to build an eight-family apartment on the same property, but facing Victoria road. The dimensions of the first apartment will be 82 x 33 feet, constructed of brick, and fitted throughout with hardwood and modern conveniences. The new building will be constructed on the old Chilver homestead, where Mr Chilver was born, 63 years ago." This is the name plate for the Grier - the original six-family apartment. [Note - Sandwich street east is now known as Riverside Drive East... and Victoria road (named for Chilver's mother) was renamed to be Chilver Road, when Walkerville became a part of nearby Windsor - which already had a well-known road named Victoria]

Peeking inside the old pumphouse, the hanging globe lights can be seen. The fire hall which used this pump house for the core of Windsor is gone from across the street, but the old pump house remains. Now historically designated, it is used for pumping river water for the gardens and parks along the water front ...

She was sitting, way out at the end of the harbour breakwall, all alone... gazing out across the empty lake.