P7953

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Details

ID Number

P7953

Item Name

image

Maker

Clarke, Lewis F.

Title

Y.M.C.A. & Y.W.C.A. front entrance / Entrée avant de U.C.J.G. et la U.C.F.

Title (Fre)

Entrée avant de U.C.J.G. et la U.C.F.

Date

ca 1924 - 1926

Description

An exterior view of the front entrance to the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. on Pelissier St., highlighting the ornate transom grill beneath the carved stone balcony; the iron work highlighted was constructed by Border Cities Wire & Iron Ltd.

History

Border Cities Wire & Iron Ltd. operated in Walkerville from 1922 through until the early 1980's creating structural steel and ornamental iron among other things.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

Athletic clubs / Clubs sportifs

Balconies / Balcons

Border Cities Wire & Iron Ltd. / fil & fer Border Cities ltée

Building Windsor / L'Édifice Windsor

Charitable organizations / Organisations charitables

Clarke, Lewis F.

Iron & steel workers / Ouvriers métallurgistes

Iron industry / Industrie sidérurgique

Ironwork / Ferronnerie

Nichols, Sheppard and Masson Architects / Architectes Nichols, Sheppard et Masson

Pelissier St. / Rue Pelissier

Sheppard and Masson Architects / Architectes Sheppard et Masson

Welding / Soudure

Young Men's Christian Association / Unions Chrétiennes de Jeunes Gens

Young Women's Christian Association / Auberges de jeunesse

Youth hostels / Auberges de jeunesse

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