"Olde Sandwich Towne"

#8752220

31 August 2022

Mural depicting the founding of Sandwich Towne in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Sandwich Towne was first settled in 1749 as a French agricultural settlement, making it the oldest continually inhabited settlement in Canada west of Montreal. Many buildings and houses date to the mid-19th century. This neighbourhood was also the site of one of the major battles during the War of 1812, and the Windsor Rebellion of 1837, and as a battlefront of the Patriot War later in 1837.

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#8600034

29 July 2022

The Ambassador Bridge seen from Indian Road in West Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on September 23, 2013. Local homeowners have filed the largest punitive damages civil lawsuit in Canadian history and are seeking are seeking $10 million in punitive damages against the Ambassador Bridge company for its creation of a west end 'slum'. The lawsuit, pointing to 112 properties purchased in Olde Sandwich Towne over the past decade by billionaire bridge owner Matty Moroun's company and allowed to be vacated, boarded up and left to rot. Bridge officials want to demolish homes on Indian Road, Rosedale Avenue and Edison Street to expand bridge operations and build a twin span.

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#8600048

29 July 2022

Boarded-up homes with the Ambassador Bridge seen in the background on Indian Road in West Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on September 23, 2013. Local homeowners have filed the largest punitive damages civil lawsuit in Canadian history and are seeking are seeking $10 million in punitive damages against the Ambassador Bridge company for its creation of a west end 'slum'. The lawsuit, pointing to 112 properties purchased in Olde Sandwich Towne over the past decade by billionaire bridge owner Matty Moroun's company and allowed to be vacated, boarded up and left to rot. Bridge officials want to demolish homes on Indian Road, Rosedale Avenue and Edison Street to expand bridge operations and build a twin span.

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#7257982

23 October 2021

The historic Old Sandwich Towne Hall building in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Sandwich Towne was first settled in 1749 as a French agricultural settlement, making it the oldest continually inhabited settlement in Canada west of Montreal. Many buildings and houses date to the mid-19th century. This neighbourhood was also the site of one of the major battles during the War of 1812, and the Windsor Rebellion of 1837, and as a battlefront of the Patriot War later in 1837.

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#7142374

27 September 2021

The historic Old Sandwich Towne Hall building in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Sandwich Towne was first settled in 1749 as a French agricultural settlement, making it the oldest continually inhabited settlement in Canada west of Montreal. Many buildings and houses date to the mid-19th century. This neighbourhood was also the site of one of the major battles during the War of 1812, and the Windsor Rebellion of 1837, and as a battlefront of the Patriot War later in 1837.

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#7142380

27 September 2021

Sign welcoming visitors to the historic Old Sandwich Towne in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Sandwich Towne was first settled in 1749 as a French agricultural settlement, making it the oldest continually inhabited settlement in Canada west of Montreal. Many buildings and houses date to the mid-19th century. This neighbourhood was also the site of one of the major battles during the War of 1812, and the Windsor Rebellion of 1837, and as a battlefront of the Patriot War later in 1837.

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#7142376

27 September 2021

Old Sandwich Windmill in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The windmill is a replica of the working Grist Mill that once occupied this site. Sandwich Towne was first settled in 1749 as a French agricultural settlement, making it the oldest continually inhabited settlement in Canada west of Montreal. Many buildings and houses date to the mid-19th century. This neighbourhood was also the site of one of the major battles during the War of 1812, and the Windsor Rebellion of 1837, and as a battlefront of the Patriot War later in 1837.

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#7004118

28 August 2021

Sandwich Town mural honoring African Canadians who have made contributions to national and local history in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Windsor has a long history helping run-away slaves who came to the area via the Underground Railroad from the United States.

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#7004120

28 August 2021

Sandwich Town mural honoring African Canadians who have made contributions to national and local history in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Windsor has a long history helping run-away slaves who came to the area via the Underground Railroad from the United States.

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#7004126

28 August 2021

Sandwich Town mural honoring African Canadians who have made contributions to national and local history in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Windsor has a long history helping run-away slaves who came to the area via the Underground Railroad from the United States.

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#7004122

28 August 2021

Portrait of inventor Elijah McCoy on the Sandwich Town mural which honors African Canadians who have made contributions to national and local history in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Windsor has a long history helping run-away slaves who came to the area on the Underground Railroad from the United States.

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#7004124

28 August 2021

Portrait of inventor Elijah McCoy on the Sandwich Town mural which honors African Canadians who have made contributions to national and local history in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Windsor has a long history helping run-away slaves who came to the area on the Underground Railroad from the United States.

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#6899144

24 July 2021

Mural depicting the Christianization of the Huron Indians (Wyandots) in Essex County in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Essex was one of the first counties to be settled in Ontario, mostly by French people in the mid-18th century. Around 1749, the first permanent settlements began to appear on what is now the Canadian side of the Detroit River.

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