Walkerville, Ontario

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Walkerville, Ontario, Canada is an area of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, that was founded and developed by Hiram Walker, maker of Canadian Club Whisky. The town surrounding the distillery was started in 1856 and many original buildings and homes still exist as they grew around the first distillery of 1858. The town was incorporated in 1890, and was amalgamated with Windsor in 1935.

Walkerville is comprised of two sections: Olde Walkerville, based on the Garden city movement and South Walkerville – the newer district that was developed in the 1910s and 1920s. Walkerville extends south from the Detroit River and is home to much of Windsor's most walkable communities. The Windsor City Market, Ottawa Street and Walkerville's Wyandotte Street section are well travelled spaces, and Walkerville continues to be a high demand area for people seeking to live in well-established, purpose-mixed neighbourhoods.

Hiram Walker championed a diversified economy and Walkerville saw the birth of many industries including the automotive industry (Ford Motor Company of Canada) in 1904.