Windsor, Ontario

**Windsor**
	city in Essex County, Ontario, Canada
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Instance of	separated municipality in Ontario,; single-tier municipality,; city (1854, 1749–),; border town,; big city
Location	Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Head of government	Drew Dilkens (mayor, 2014–);
Inception	1749 (in Julian calendar);
Population	217,188 (2016);
Area	146.32 km²;
Elevation above sea level	190 ±1 m;
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	42° 19′ 02.24″ N, 83° 02′ 06.94″ W
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Windsor is a mid-sized city on the southwest tip of Ontario and the nation of Canada.

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Windsor[edit]

Symbols of Windsor[edit]

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The City of Windsor's coat of arms.

geographic location[edit]

Windsor and Sandwich Townships and much of Essex County, 1881
Windsor Ontario ward map
Windsor Ontario wards 2014
Windsor in Essex County
Windsor in Essex County location in Ontario
Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario located in Canada
Southern Ontario relief map
Essex County in Ontario highlighted
Southwestern Ontario highlighted
Southern Ontario highlighted
Ontario
Ontario located in Canada
Ontario relief map
Ontario in Canada
Windsor located in the Great Lakes along the Detroit River
Windsor located across from Detroit, USA

Windsor-Detroit from air[edit]

Windsor skyline from Canada[edit]

A Malden Park view of Windsor-Detroit

Windsor skyline viewed from Detroit[edit]

Windsor skyline panorama
Windsor skyline
Windsor and the Ambassador Bridge over the Detroit River
City of Windsor from Detroit
Windsor in the night

Detroit skyline viewed from Windsor[edit]

The Detroit skyline across the Detroit River from Windsor.
Windsor (left) and Detroit
Windsor, Ontario fishing in the Detroit River
Fireworks at the Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival
The Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival celebrates Canada's Canada Day and the American Independence
Tower of Freedom Underground Railroad monument
The Peace Fountain in Reaume Park's Coventry Gardens with Detroit's Belle Isle and skyline.
A seagull sculpture in Windsor's Sculpture Park with the Ambassador Bridge behind.

Paintings and drawings of Windsor (Ontario)[edit]

Detroit River ages ago
Detroit River ages ago
Streetcar on London Street (now University Avenue), 1912 postcard
Colonel Bablie's residence
Vintage postcard of the Ambassador Bridge
Vintage Detroit Tunnel 1930-1945

Architecture in Windsor[edit]

Government buildings[edit]

Old Windsor City Hall
New Windsor City Hall
Windsor "Superior" Court of Justice Ontario
Windsor Police Headquarters
Windsor Public Library Former Main Branch

Historical buildings[edit]

Sandwich Bay Park windmill with the Ambassador Bridge behind
Old Mission House
Hiram Walker's Canadian Club whisky headquarters is a Canadian cultural heritage site.
Mackenzie Hall
Maison Girardot, Sandwich
Sandwich Post Office and fountain
Sandwich Post Office and fountain, 2012
The Cobbles-Victor Williamson House
The Duff Baby House
The Francois baby house, then
The Francois baby house, 2005
Willstead Manor
Willstead Manor
Willstead Manor
Willstead Manor
Willstead Manor and park
Windsor Historical Museum
Bank of Montreal Building
Old Walkerville post office
Old Walkerville Town Hall

Apartments and houses[edit]

LeGoyeau Apartments
Giles & Victoria Corner, Windsor
546-548 Devonshire Road
The Dr. Henry Crassweller House
721- 763 Walker Road

Business buildings[edit]

50 Ouelette Avenue, Windsor
75 Riverside East
Canada Building
CIBC Building
Daimler Chrysler building
Daimler Chrysler Canadian Headquarters
Downtown Windsor, Ontario
Energy Conversion Centre by the University of Windsor
Herald Press Office, Windsor 2014-12-07
Hilton Hotel, Windsor
The headquarters of Hiram Walker's Canadian Club whisky is a Canadian cultural heritage site.
Windsor Assembly Plant automotive factory
Windsor Transmission

Commerce in Windsor[edit]

Eat veggies
Pelee Island Winery is always a great vintage.
The Olde Vic pub backdoor entrance for "Ladies & Escorts"
Tunnel Bar-B-Q
Canadian grocer July-December 1896
Hiram Walker's Canadian Club whisky headquarters is a Canadian cultural heritage site.
Hiram Walker's Canadian Club whisky is made here
Canadian Club Classic aged whisky.
Sold in Japan

Culture in Windsor[edit]

Casino[edit]

Windsor Casino and festivals
Casino construction, April 2007
Casino Windsor hotel expansion, April 2008
Windsor Casino at night

Corporate media[edit]

Herald Press office, 2014
Om FM disc logo, mid-1990s
Windsor A Channel, 2007
Windsor Star office, 2015
Windsor Star office, 2007
Capitol Theatre exterior 1928
Capitol Theatre exterior 2007
Capitol Theatre lobby 2013
Capitol Theatre interior 2013
Capitol Theatre interior 1948
The Capitol Theatre logo
Windsor Symphony Orchestra logo

Education[edit]

Old Mission House
Walkerville Collegiate
St. Clair College Cleary
St. Clair College
University of Windsor shield
University of Windsor
University of Windsor campus
University of Windsor campus with the Ambassador Bridge behind
Alumni Hall - Conference Centre
Chrysler Building
Dillon Hall, 2006
Dillon Hall, 2006
University of Windsor Leddy Library
View from the Library
Odette Building
University of Windsor
Energy Conversion Centre by the University of Windsor

Festivals[edit]

Fireworks at the Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival
The Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival celebrates Canada's Canada Day and the American Independence
Windsor Casino and festivals
Riverfront Festival Plaza

Galleries & Museums[edit]

Art Gallery of Windsor and garden
Art Gallery of Windsor
Art Gallery of Windsor Interior
Windsor Historical Museum

Monuments[edit]

Silver Cross Monument
Tower of Freedom Underground Railroad monument
Knights of Columbus Peace Monument (detail)
Herb Gray statue
Holodomor Ukrainian Memorial
Peace Monument in Memorial Park
Canadian Vietnam Memorial The Fourth Wall

Sports[edit]

Bike paths
Windsor Sculptre walk and bike trail
Jordan collection
Eddie Oullette
Dalen Kuchmey of the Windsor Spitfires, junior Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Windsor Arena
WFCU Centre exterior
WFCU Centre exterior
WFCU Centre interior
WFCU Centre night
Windsor South Campus Stadium
Lacrosse goalie
Warren Ward of the Windsor Express
The Windsor Yacht Club burgee

Theatres[edit]

Capitol Theatre exterior 1928
Capitol Theatre exterior 2007
Capitol Theatre lobby 2013
Capitol Theatre interior 2013
Capitol Theatre interior 1948
The Capitol Theatre logo
Windsor Symphony Orchestra logo

History in Windsor[edit]

Historical buildings[edit]

Sandwich Bay Park windmill with the Ambassador Bridge behind
Old Mission House
Hiram Walker's Canadian Club whisky headquarters is a Canadian cultural heritage site.
Mackenzie Hall
Maison Girardot, Sandwich
Sandwich Post Office and fountain
Sandwich Post Office and fountain, 2012
The Cobbles-Victor Williamson House
The Duff Baby House
The Francois baby house, then
The Francois baby house, 2005
Willstead Manor
Willstead Manor
Willstead Manor
Willstead Manor
Willstead Manor and park
Windsor Historical Museum
Bank of Montreal Building
Old Walkerville post office
Old Walkerville Town Hall
Capitol Theatre exterior 1928
Capitol Theatre exterior 2007
Capitol Theatre lobby 2013
Capitol Theatre interior 2013
Capitol Theatre interior 1948

Monuments[edit]

Peace Monument in Memorial Park
Canadian Vietnam Memorial The Fourth Wall
Holodomor Ukrainian Memorial
Herb Gray statue
Knights of Columbus Peace Monument (detail)
Tower of Freedom Underground Railroad monument
Silver Cross Monument

Vintage images[edit]

Colonel François Baby residence around the War of 1812
1856 view of Detroit
1872 view of Detroit
1872 view of Detroit from Canada shore
1884 Old Mission House school, Windsor, Ontario
1898 Str. Greyhound & Detroit Windsor Bridge
1898 view of Detroit
1901 boats on the Detroit River
1901 or 1902 view of Detroit
1902 Windsor baseball team
c.1900-1909 view of Windsor from Belle Isle Park
1900-1910 Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd. main office building
1905-1915 distillery in Walkerville
1905-1915 distillery in Walkerville
1905-1915 distillery in Walkerville
1908 hardware merchandising
1912 London Street (University Avenue) streetcar postcard
1917 Officers of the 99th battalion, CEF 1916
1918 Windsor, Detroit, and the river
1920 aerial view of Ford Motor Plant
1920 aerial view of Walkerville Dairy
1920 aerial view of Windsor
1920 aerial view of Windsor
1920 aerial view of Windsor
1923 Windsor
1928 Capitol Theatre exterior
1929-1965 vintage postcard of the Ambassador Bridge and old Canadian flag
1938 downtown Windsor streetcars, NE on Ouellette at Wyandotte
1930-1945 vintage postcard of the Detroit Tunnel
1948 Capitol Theatre interior
1959 Queen Elizabeth II visits Windsor on the HMY Britannia
1973 Bob-Lo Island
1977 The Niagara Rainbow at Windsor's old Michigan Central Railroad depot

Parks in Windsor[edit]

Assumption Park[edit]

Civic Terrace[edit]

Dieppe Gardens[edit]

Festival Plaza[edit]

Ganatchio Trail[edit]

Jackson Park[edit]

Lakeview Park[edit]

Lakeview Park Marina

Malden Park[edit]

McKee Park[edit]

Mill Street Park[edit]

Ojibway Prairie Complex[edit]

Peche Island[edit]

Reaume Park & Coventry Gardens & The Peace Fountain[edit]

The Peace Fountain with Detroit's Belle Isle and skyline.
The Peace Fountain in Coventry Gardens, Reaume Park.

Riverfront Bike Trail[edit]

Trails[edit]

Windsor Sculpture Park[edit]

A seagull sculpture with a distant Ambassador Bridge to Detroit
Assumption Park sculpture - two chairs
Assumption Park sculpture - tax dollars at work
Audio Corridor
Business Man on a Horse
Dragon
Inukshuk
Penguins
Tembo
Tower Song
Twin Cities Water Fountain
Water sculpture

Nature in Windsor[edit]

Animals[edit]

Plants[edit]

Pelee Island Winery is always a great vintage.

Neighbourhoods of Windsor[edit]

Downtown[edit]

1912 London St now University Ave
1928 Capitol Theatre
1938 NW Ouellette at Wyandotte St
1948 Capitol Theatre interior
2007 Capitol Theatre exterior, University Ave
North on Ouellette at University Ave
North on Ouellette at University Ave
North on Ouellette at Park St
Windsor Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital, Ouellette St
Windsor Public Library Main Branch, Ouellette St
Old Windsor City Hall
New Windsor City Hall
Windsor "Superior" Court of Justice Ontario

Little Italy[edit]

Ottawa Village[edit]

Pillette Village[edit]

The Peace Fountain with Detroit's Belle Isle and skyline.
The Peace Fountain in Coventry Gardens, Reaume Park.

Sandwich[edit]

Walkerville[edit]

Hiram Walker's Canadian Club whisky headquarters is a Canadian cultural heritage site.
Willstead Manor
Willstead Manor
Willstead Manor
Willstead Manor
Willstead Manor and park
Old Walkerville Town Hall
Old Walkerville post office
Bank of Montreal Building
The Cobbles-Victor Williamson House

People of Windsor[edit]

Solomon White, mayor 1890–1894
Bert Weeks, mayor 1975–1982
Eddie Francis, mayor 2003–2014
Garth Hudson‎ in The Band (1969)
Garth Hudson‎ in The Last Waltz

Religious places in Windsor[edit]

Our Lady of the Assumption exterior
Assumption Church northwest facade
Assumption Church front entrance
Assumption Church interior entrance
Assumption Church interior nave
Our Lady of the Assumption exterior
Rosary Chapel exterior
Rosary Chapel interior
Bedford United Church
British Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Johns Church, Historic Sandwich Towne
Sandwich First Baptist Church
St. Nicholas Macedonian Orthodox Church
St. Nicholas Macedonian Orthodox Church

Transport in Windsor[edit]

Bridges[edit]

A tall ship under the Ambassador Bridge
The Ambassador Bridge crosses from Detroit to Windsor over the Detroit River.
A seagull sculpture in Windsor's Sculpture Park with the Ambassador Bridge to Detroit
Sandwich Bay Park windmill with the Ambassador Bridge behind
University of Windsor campus with the Ambassador Bridge behind
Vintage postcard of the Ambassador Bridge
A Detroit fireboat, Windsor, and the Ambassador Bridge
An illustrated aerial view of the planned Gordie Howe Bridge
Gordie Howe Bridge under construction