P7999

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Interior%20view%20of%20the%20former%20Union%20Gas%20Building%20and%20offices%20that%20were%20located%20on%20the%20south%20side%20of%20Chatham%20St.%20W.

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ID Number

P7999

Item Name

image

Maker

Clarke, Lewis F.

Title

Union Gas Building / Édifice Union Gas

Title (Fre)

Édifice Union Gas

Description

Interior view of the former Union Gas Building and offices that were located on the south side of Chatham St. W., between Pelissier St. and Victoria Ave.; notice the railings on the second floor, and the grillwork for the wickets on the first floor, all manufactured by Border Cities Wire & Iron Ltd.; the office also operated as a showroom for various home appliances that they carried as part of their services; cashier and information wickets are also seen, adjacent to the appliance showroom.

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

Appliances / Appareils électroménagers

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

Cash registers / Caisses enregistreuses

Chatham St. W. / Rue Chatham Ouest

Clarke, Lewis F.

Commercial facilities / Locaux commerciaux

Customer relations / Rapports aux clients

Gas industry / Industrie du gaz

Iron & steel workers / Ouvriers métallurgistes

Iron industry / Industrie sidérurgique

Ironwork / Ferronnerie

Maintenance & repair / Entretien et réparation

Office buildings / Immeuble de bureaux

Pelissier St. / Rue Pelissier

Public utility companies / Compagnies de services publiques

Railings / Garde-fous

Stoves / Cuisinières

Union Gas Co. of Canada Ltd. / Compagnie de gaz Union Gas of Canada Ltd.

Victoria Ave. / Avenue Victoria

Washing machines / Machines à laver

Welding / Soudure

Related Objects

P2600

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