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    This black and white photograph was taken when several horse and buggies and approximately sixteen people were outside in the commercial area of Grimsby Park. A milk canister sits on the horse-drawn

    The sign beside the ticket window reads, the Canadian Express Co. This company was part of the Canadian Pacific Railway and came into existence in 1926. While this photograph was taken circa 1930, th

    Park House Hotel was built in 1875. It had a jail cell in the basement.

    This postcard is a photograph taken from Victoria Terrace. It shows a group of people waiting for the steamship passengers to disembark. The pier, steamship, and a boat are in the photograph.

    The surrounding area of Grimsby Beach is known as "The Fruit Basket of Ontario".

    The Temple replaced the open-air auditorium in 1888. However, the area where it is located is still known as Auditorium Circle. The cottages surrounding Auditorium Circle were desirable real estate f

    Spoony Bridge was also known as Ravine Bridge

    This is a street view showing the placement of the Temple, Park House Hotel, and the Check Room in the centre of activity at Grimsby Park.

Livingston, James A., The Independent (Grimsby, Ontario: Livingston, James A.), Thursday April 24, 1890     THE INDEPENDENT JAS. A. LIVINGSTON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR GRIMSBY BEAMSVILLE AND SMITHVILLE THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1890. GRIMSBY PARK We have always maintained that Grimsby Park was not advertised enoug

    This black and white photograph is of Grimsby Beach Railway Station. The camera is facing west and Grimsby Park is behind the station. There are two sets of tracks in front of the station. In the bac

    Each cottage has different details in the woodworking and painting. Most of the cottages were built by either Edward Bowslaugh or Daniel Marsh.

    While the board and batten siding of a cottage is visible in the background, these four men are in front of the striped tent seen often in Grimsby Park images. Cottages and tents often co-existed her

    Steamships were a main means of transportation to Grimsby Park starting in 1876. There were several ships that brought visitors from Toronto, St Catharines, Hamilton, and Port Dalhousie. Steamships r

    This massive temple was the built in 1888. It was modeled after the Mormon Tabernacle. According to the programs of the Chautauqua, it was able to seat seven thousand people. It was thirty-seven metr