Our Lady Of The Lake Church, Walkerville, Ont.
Our Lady Of The Lake Church, Walkerville, Ont. |
Year: 1915 |
Publisher: International Stationery Co. |
Type(s): Postcard |
Identifier(s): 105 |
Language: English |
Source: Mike Skreptak Collection; Box 2 |
Notes: c. 1915; located on the southeast corner of Sandwich Street (now Riverside Drive) and Drouillard Road in Ford City (now Windsor); Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church was also known as "Notre Dame du Lac"; it burned down in 1907 and was rebuilt in 1908; the style of the new church was Romanesque with twin dome bell towers and cost $45,000; the church was the location of the only church riot in the R.C. diocese's history when parishioners refused to accept the newly appointed pastor in 1917; the church closed in 2007; it was bought by property developer Larry Horwitz and transformed into the Waters Edge Event Centre which opened in 2015.
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Subject(s): Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church (Windsor) Churches Riverside Drive (Windsor) Sandwich Street (Windsor) Drouillard Road (Windsor) Waters Edge Event Centre (Windsor) |
Place(s): Ford City (Ontario) Windsor (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 |