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P7714

ID Number: P7714
Item Name: image
Title: Unidentified man and girl near George Allen residence / Homme et fille non identifiés près de la résidence George Allen
Title (Fre): Homme et fille non identifiés près de la résidence George Allen
Date: ca 1910 - 1915
Description: Photo of an unidentified man and girl riding in a horse-driven wagon, laden with an unknown cargo; possibly members of the Allen family; the George Allen residence and property can be seen in the background; located at what was 2501 McDougall Ave., the property now falls within the baseball diamond at Jackson Park.
History: George Allen purchased this home in 1911. He and his wife, Hortense, raised 14 children here until the family moved in 1925, relocating to 611 Tecumseh Rd. E. [now 543, at Howard Ave.] George Allen operated the livery stable and was caretaker at Windsor Driving Park [now Jackson Park], and was superintendant of the Windsor Jockey Club which operated the raceway. He also owned his own Livery & Feed Stable at 44 Pitt St. E. He grew wheat at the infield of the Windsor Driving Park during World War I for the war effort, and operated a lumber sealing business with his sons, hauling wood from Yawkey Bush. George Allen died in 1919.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Windsor
Collection Name: Museum Windsor