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P9893

ID Number: P9893
Item Name: image
Maker: Lloyd, Sid.
Title: Sandwich, Windsor & Amherstburg Street Railway Property Entrance / L'entrée de la propriété du tramway de Sandwich, Windsor et Amherstburg
Title (Fre): L'entrée de la propriété du tramway de Sandwich, Windsor et Amherstburg
Date: ca 1940 - 1950
Description: View of the SW&A property, and its entrance on London St. W. [now University Ave. W.]; the building to the left is the original car barn for the company, built in 1891; in this image it is labelled Garage No.1.; the building on the right is Garage No.2.; between the two, in the background, is the Paint Room, formerly operating as the electric streetcar Power House for the company; a large chain-link fence with a gatehouse encircles the property; part of the company bus fleet can be seen parked at right with other service vehicles, and the SW&A Wash Room can be seen in the background, behind the Paint Room; the intersection of London St. W. with Wellington St. is the bottom right corner of the photo.
History: The transit services of SW&A continued here until 1977.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Windsor
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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