BREWED IN WINDSOR
The Ninth Local History book by
Urban Historians Chris Edwards and Elaine Weeks.
How did a small Canadian city become home to six major breweries?
“Brewed in Windsor” is the story of the rise and fall of Windsor, Ontario’s Original Six breweries.
A tasty tale of:
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brewmasters,
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risk-takers
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gangsters
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roadhouses
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and the transformative impact of Prohibition on Windsor’s brewing industry.
The book also features a section on the LOST BARS OF WINDSOR.
Hardcover Coffee Table Book
160 pages- full colour- archive paper
SALE PRICE DIRECT FROM PUBLISHER- $20
WINDSOR'S ORIGINAL
SIX BREWERIES
BRITISH-AMERICAN BREWERY
1885-1969
Sandwich (Riverside between Church and Bruce)
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WALKERVILLE BREWERY LIMITED
1889-1956
Walker Road at Wyandotte
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RIVERSIDE BREWING COMPANY
1926 - 1935
10050 Riverside Drive
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TECUMSEH BREWING COMPANY
1927 -1931
OLD COMRADES BREWING COMPANY
1947-1952
Tecumseh Road at Victoria
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HOFER BREWING COMPANY
1928 - 1939
136 (400) Front Road, LaSalle
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