Queer Life in Windsor and Essex County: A Living History

Local Sites

This interactive map highlights significant locations throughout Windsor-Essex that have shaped the queer history of the region and continue to play an important role in the community. This map includes notable organizations, bars, and safe spaces, to sites of protests and activism. 

First AIDS Committee of Windsor Office

Item: First AIDS Committee of Windsor Office

Media: First AIDS Committee of Windsor Office

JP's Bar

Item: JP's Bar

Media: JP's Bar

Happy Tap Bar

Item: Happy Tap

Media: Happy Tap Bar

Item: AIDS Committee of Windsor Office

Etna's Steam Bath

Item: Etna’s Steam Bath

Media: Etna’s Steam Bath

Item: The Ritz Hotel

Item: Viscount Hotel

Item: West Side Hotel

Item: Club Nostalgia, Franky’s, Plum Cooley’s, and Complex Bar

Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre

Item: Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre

Media: Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre

British American Hotel

Item: British American Hotel/Dieppe Gardens

Media: British American Hotel

Item: Windsor's First Pride Parade

Walkerville Theatre

Item: Walkerville Theatre

Media: Walkerville Theatre

Jackson Park

Item: Jackson Park

Trans Wellness Ontario

Item: Trans Wellness Ontario

Media: Trans Wellness Ontario

Item: Lanspeary Park

Item: Campus Pride Centre

Pozitive Pathways

Item: Pozitive Pathways Community Services

Media: Pozitive Pathways

Item: Windsor-Essex Pride Fest

Item: Windsor Pride Community

Item: White’s Restaurant & The Elbow Room

Item: Canada Tavern

Item: Louie’s

Item: Metropolitan Community Church of Windsor

John Damien Protest

Item: John Damien Protest

Media: John Damien Protest