Hiram Walker Parkette

The Hiram Walker Parkette is located on the northeast corner of Devonshire Road at Riverside Drive East, and includes new pathways, concrete and flat paver work, grading, drainage, retaining walls, raised landscape beds, landscaping, benches, bronze plaques, lighting, and the complete Hiram Walker Commemorative Statue in bronze. 2021, Bronze, 11 feet tall. Hiram Walker statue created by sculptor Mark Williams. Whisky Barrels created by sculptor Laura Williams. Cast in bronze by John Vickers, Hopper Foundry. Unveiled July 2, 2022. The statue was created to honour one of Windsor’s most significant contributors. He was head of a family with a name so deeply entrenched in Windsor that it touches on facets of architecture, history, industry, neighbourhoods and pop culture. A true early industrialist, he built his distillery, Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd., on the Windsor banks of the Detroit River. He created the world-famous Canadian Club Whisky, and was a charitable man who donated money across the Windsor, Walkerville and Detroit areas. Mr. Walker established the neighbourhood that would become known as Walkerville, and commissioned leading architects to construct impressive public and private buildings still visible today. Statue sponsors include the City of Windsor, through the Public Art Endowment, and Ward 4 funds; Windsor International Airport (YQG); WindsorEssex Community Foundat