data from the City of Windsor indicate that the lot should extend northward to directly abut the existing structure shown in the aerial photograph.
By 1978 a second building has been added to the west of the garage, along with a fence oriented north-south dividing the property roughly in half (Map 16). The majority of the property is being used for automotive storage at this time and the storage area does not appear to be paved. As with the 1969 aerial, the lot appears to extend northward into the adjacent property. A 1987 aerial photograph shows little in the way of change with the exception of the addition of a section of east-west running fence in the western portion of the lot (Map 17). The trees in the northern portion of the lot appear to have been removed as of this date. By 1996, the entirety of the lot is being used for automotive storage, including the northern most portion that was formerly treed (Map 18); the section of east-west fencing has also been removed.
In summary, following a review of historical mapping, no 18th or 19th century structures are depicted within the subject property. Further, an investigation of available historic aerial photographs and fire insurance plans show that the subject property has witnessed little in the way of development aside from the construction of a gas station and garage. The current conditions within the subject property, based on current aerial photography, generally correspond to the conditions shown in the historic aerial photos with the exception that the east half of the property is now completely paved. Given this, it is not clear that archaeological potential has been eliminated within the subject property, specifically speaking to the western half of the subject property.
2.4 Analysis and Conclusions
As noted in Section 2.1, the Province of Ontario has identified numerous factors that signal the potential of a property to contain archaeological resources. Based on the archaeological and historical context reviewed above, the subject property is in proximity (i.e., within 300 m) to several features that signal archaeological potential, namely:
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the former Huron Church Reserve;
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19th century travel routes (Bedford/Sandwich Street and South Street); and
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areas of 19th-century settlement (Sandwich Town Plot).
Additionally, the City of Windsor’s Archaeological Management Plan also identifies the subject property as having archaeological potential.
2.5 Recommendations
Given that the subject property demonstrated potential for the discovery of archaeological resources, a Stage 2 archaeological assessment was recommended. In keeping with provincial standards, the non-ploughable grassed within the subject property areas are recommended for assessment by a standard test pit survey at a 5 m transect interval to achieve the provincial standard. As the subject property is considered to have