The Visit to Windsor circa 1900

The Visit to Windsor, circa 1900:

a visual depiction based on postcards from SWODA Images

 

Some of the couples would have arrived in Detroit by horse and carriage, or possibly by train.  Others would have arrived by steamer from other ports such as Toledo or Cleveland:

The terminal at Detroit, located at the foot of Woodward Avenue, was a bustling place:

The couples would then have taken the ferry from Detroit to Windsor:    

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