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Long journey home: The history and restoration of Windsor's Streetcar No. 351

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Streetcar No. 351 was built by the Cincinnati Car Company in Cincinnati , OH , in 1918 .

It was purchased and brought to Windsor in 1927 for the Sandwich , Windsor and Amherstburg Railway line.

In 1954 , the streetcar was moved to a residential property in Belle River , where it was used as a fishing bait shop.

In 2007 , it was re-discovered by local railway historian Bernie Drouillard .

In 2015 , restaurant owner Van Niforos and business partner George Sofos purchased the streetcar, dismantle the cottage built around it, and bring it to Windsor with plans to display it at a new restaurant.

Streetcar No. 351 is one of three known remaining remaining streetcars out of 220 that operated in Windsor in the late 1800s and early 1900s .

It was donated to the city by restaurant owners Van Niforos and George Sofos in 2015 .

City council agreed to spend $ 750,000 to have it brought back to life by RM Auto Restoration of Blenheim.

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