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      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.

      According to the promotional period of Grimsby Park, the Temple could hold up to 7,000 people. Notice also, the wiring and lighting system visible in the top of the Temple.

      This sepia-toned postcard shows the pier at Grimsby Beach circa 1890s. The foreground depicts two men wearing black suits and two women wearing white dresses, all of whom are standing on the pier. The two women are holding canoe paddles. Posing in the sand, in front of them, are two …

      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 metres in diameter and thirty metres high. While a majestic building in stature, it was less so …

      There is a sign in the window of the post office which is advertising Burdock Blood Bitters. The photograph captured the horse while it was moving its head, or at least its ears.

      This postcard shows the ticket booth of Grimsby Park. This booth was located at the south end of Grand Ave, close to the Grand Trunk Railroad station. The trees which lined Grand Avenue are clearly visible in the background.Two women and two men are standing in from of the ticket …

      This postcard shows the wooden steps and pathway leading from the pier to the cottages at Grimsby Park. There are many trees and a row of cottages in the left side background. This image was taken from the area of Victoria Terrace. Note the bunting flags or penants seen hanging …

      This is the summer cottage of the Edward Bowslaugh Family. The cottage was named Cedar Dell. There are eight people on the porch and seventeen people sitting on the front steps and lawn of the cottage. There are two flags acting as curtains on the porch.

      This is a twenty page leaflet or pamphlet, advertising the 1890 program for the Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company. It is accomodation listings, lecture listings and advertisements for other companies such as Bluthner Pianos from Galt, Ontario. It has seventeen numbered pages.

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      This is a sepia toned postcard printed by F.H. Leslie in Niagara Falls. The postcard is a photograph of the Lake View Hotel at Grimsby Beach. It shows the three floors of the hotel with balconies on each floor, trees surrounding the hotel and several ladders coming from the third …