Edgewater Thomas Inn, Riverside, Ontario.
Edgewater Thomas Inn, Riverside, Ontario. |
Year: 1944 |
Type(s): Postcard |
Language: English |
Source: Mike Skreptak Collection; Box 1 |
Notes: Postmarked 1944; interior view of the Edgewater Thomas Inn in Riverside; Bertha (Hef) Thomas, an eccentric widow from Detroit, purchased the small 3 room restaurant in 1920 and initially did all the cooking, serving and cleaning herself until she could afford more space and staff; in the 1920's it became a popular speakeasy with legendary false walls, hidden cellars, an underground dock and methods of alerting staff to an impending police raid; Bertha Thomas died in 1955 and a fire in 1970 revealed the hidden rooms; the postcard is addressed to Miss Harriet Paul; "fish, chicken, frog and steak dinners" |
Subject(s): Edgewater Thomas Inn (Windsor) Restaurants Taverns Prohibition Riverside Drive (Windsor) Thomas, Bertha |
Place(s): Windsor (Ontario) Riverside (Ontario) |
Rights: Public Domain |
Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library |
Tiff Image(s): Click links to download Tiff images: Tiff Image 1 , Tiff Image 2 |