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Another newspaper advertisement;

An update, the Spec historian Brian Henley writes that the Ocean House was built in 1875, attached is a newspaper advertisement stating that one year later the Ocean has been renovated and ready for guest in 1876, Courtesy, Hamilton Public Library. A slightly less dated picture, courtesy HPL...

Yes lots of them, that parade is really difficult to get to by car once it is going. When I finally reached it near the Power House, Beach Rescue had just gone by, had to move to near the end to get a couple of shots.

I stopped by to see Santa today at the Stoney Creek parade and Beach Rescue was there with 161.

Beach trail boosts sale of Hamilton house Sydnia Yu Toronto Special to The Globe and Mail Published December 7th, 2019 On the strip of land that divides Hamilton Harbour from Lake Ontario homes have the added advantage of backing onto a popular waterfront trail. This two-bedroom bungalow...

I found that my car and property were covered with a light dusting of salt this morning and checking the piles on Eastport, I see that two piles have open sections and one large pile is only half covered. I complained to the MOE who hopefully will get these piles covered. If you see open salt...

Burlington Gazette By Pepper Parr January 16, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Many readers will recognize the headline – the phrase comes from the iconic rock song, Big Yellow Taxi, and its haunting lament “you never know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone, they paved paradise and put up a parking lot”. The...

The volunteers of the Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit picked up all the food donations along Beach Blvd Saturday. We surpassed last year but didn't make it to the sink the ship number. So far we have collected 2,480 pounds worth of donations with still more coming in. Thank you to all those who...

Once again no real gains in November and today we have very heavy seas, waves are hitting the bottom of the lift bridge. If the water level was at the same level as it was last April, the waves would be rolling across Beach Blvd.

Please remember to help out the food drive tomorrow.

Our newly renovated hospital;

I was on hand today as Tersilla visited the Beach to see her new plaque which was installed across from the store. Tersilla is middle with Ward 7 Counsellor, Esther Pauls on her right and Anna Lewis, the Director of Around the Bay Race.

Another interesting report, this author believes there was an earlier Beach Bar further west in the harbour. Small section of the report; Finally, Hamilton Harbour was separated from the rest of the lake by the Ontario Bar. P. S. Van Wagner gives an interesting though inaccurate description of...

Found a more scientific approach to the formation of the Beach, very in depth, but here is a small section of the report; With the withdrawal of the ice sheet from the mouth of the St. Lawrence Valley, Lake Ontario first began to form. During this formational period, isostatic rebound was a...

Move forward to July 2008, the rear railing is still there. July 2009 The Dynes (Condos) Property 2013.

A few more, from 1980, photo by Mira Neil. A view looking west from inside the Dynes, Rescue Unit across the street. From 2007 before being demolished, Dynes property cleared out after demolishing, taken November 2nd, 2007, the only memory left is the rear railing fence, Rescue Unit is...

Another from the late 50's, before Charlie Stewart took over the ESSO station it was owned by Manzer and Egan as shown on their tow truck, this picture is looking southeast from the ESSO station over to the Dynes Tavern. The small hut is one of the Fire Dept. fire hose storage. I have been...

A couple of supporting pictures from the Rescue Unit. This one is looking west in the parking lot behind the Rescue Unit hall showing the old Fire Dept. garage. This one is pointing east, the rear of the Rescue Unit hall and just to the left is the Dynes Tavern.

I have attached an aerial photo of the area around the Dynes Tavern from 1963, a few businesses are labeled along with the Rescue Unit Property which was across the street. I am amazed that the old Fire Dept. garage was still standing in 63. In the 1958 Vernon's Directory the White Rose is...

Just a couple more pictures from the day but not from our old amusement park, first pictures is the tokens that you can purchase at the gift shop for a ride on the carrousel. And the other item that caught my attention was the "Catch the Brass Ring" which is something I have never seen before...