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      This black and white oval image shows four women, two men, and one boy standing in front of the entrance gate and ticket booth on the Grimsby Park pier. The sign on the roof of the wooden structure reads "STR. WILL LEAVE PARK DAILY AT 12:30. JORDAN BEACH RETURN FARE …

      The gentleman with white facial hair in the centre of the group of people is probably Noah Phelps.

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

      Spoony Bridge was also known as Ravine Bridge

      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 wagon seen in the centre of the photograph. The sixteen men stand across the two porches and road …

      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 shows a group of nine musicians on a raised stage at the Casino in Grimsby Beach, circa 1920. The men are all holding or sitting in front of instruments which are violins, trombone, drums, tuba, banjo, piano, trumpet, saxophone, and clarinet. There is a sign behind them that says …

      This black and white photograph shows the Macassa steamboat at the pier in Grimsby Beach. There are many people on the beach and on the pier.

      Spoony Bridge was also called Spoonery Bridge and Ravine Bridge. It was on the west side of Grimsby Park.

      Grimsby Park was advertised in many programs as a safe place for children to play unattended.

      Lake View Hotel was located at the end of Betts Avenue, with a view of the lake. It burned to the ground in 1918. Note the fire escape ladders extending from the third floor to the second floor.

      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 ran Monday through Saturday. Note the wooden walls built up at the front of the pier. They probably served a dual …

      Note the two women with canoe paddles in the front row. Canoeing was a common diversion at Grimsby Park.

      This black and white photograph shows a total of approximately two hundred children, women, and men posing for a photograph at Grimsby Park. They are standing in the street, on porches of two or three businesses, and the second and third story wrap-around porches of the Park House Hotel. There …

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

      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 background of the photograph, the loading platform for produce and other goods stretches out …

      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 for many of the cottagers.

      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.

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