P7849

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ID Number

P7849

Item Name

image

Title

Detroit & Windsor Ferry Co. dock construction / Construction du quai de la compagniede traversier Detroit & Windsor

Title (Fre)

Construction du quai de la compagniede traversier Detroit & Windsor

Date

1924/05/05

Description

Photo of construction progress on the Detroit & Windsor Ferry dock on the Detroit River; this image, taken onshore, shows a Considine-Reid Ltd. pile driver, crane and construction workers preparing pilings and building materials for the structural framework of the dock foundation; various downtown buildings on the north side of Riverside Dr. W. can be seen.

History

This site is located between Ferry St. and Ouellette Ave.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Topic

Detroit River / Rivière Détroit

Subjects

Advertisements / Réclames

Building materials / Matériaux de construction

Buildings / Immeubles

Business districts / District des affaires

Commercial facilities / Locaux commerciaux

Considine-Reid Ltd. / La compagnie Considine-Reid limitée

Construction industry / Industrie du bâtiment

Contractors / Entrepreneurs

Detroit & Windsor Ferry Co. / Compagnie de traversier de Détroit et Windsor

Employees / Employés

Ferries / Traversiers

Ferry St. / Rue Ferry

Foundations / Fondations

Hoisting machinery / Grues

Marine terminals / Gare maritime

Ouellette Ave. / Avenue Ouellette

Piers & wharves / Appontements et quais

Pile drivers / Marteaux-pilons

Pilings (Civil engineering) / Pilons (génie civil) Bûches

Riverside Dr. W. / Promenade Riverside Ouest

Structural frames / Charpentes

Waterfronts / Quais