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Scott, "I don't recall any other houses near the canal being built from brick and of all the grand summer homes that I remember on the beach, none were brick. From the book "The Sand Strip" "On July 18th, 1856, sparks from the steamer Ranger set fire to the pier. Before the day was over, the...

Scott, when the lots were laid out, did 'Beach Road' already exist? If 'yes' did the lots on that side of the strip come right up to the road? And if the answer is 'yes', then it would seem that the Hamilton Radial Electric Railroad (HRER) (built in 1869) must have purchased a right-of-way...

Scott, was the construction of the beach lighthouse and lighthouse keeper's dwelling, payed for out of the funds that were set up for the construction of the Burlington Canal? I think there was an earlier lighthouse than the current one which was built in the 1850's. so was there an earlier...

This thread indicates that the lighthouse keeper's house 'was' built of brick. http://hamiltonbeachcommunity.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-637.html it's made of brick now. Was it always a brick house? And, were there other brick houses built on the beach in the 19th century? And I seem to...

Scott, "From Dorothy Turcotte's book "The Sand Strip" When the Hamilton and Northwestern Railway laid its line across the Beach in 1875, a new era began on the sand strip. Until then, anyone wishing to reach the Beach from Hamilton or Toronto had to come by boat or dirt road, or else take the...

Scott "From a 1997 Spec article; "The province gave Hamilton the right to sell land along the Beach Strip in 1874 and extensive recreational and summer residences sprang up. A railway built in 1876 made the beach accessible and use increased." Scott, the railroad that was built in 1876 was the...

Scott, "The answer to the chimney question has been found in Dorothy Turcotte's book, the Sand Strip. Thanks to Member Drogo The other major landmark north of the Canal was the old brick power house. Starting in 1893, the Hamilton Radial Electric Company began work on a line across the Beach...

Drogo "I've seen mention of a factory on that side. Chisholm comes to mind. I'll keep my eyes peeled as I'm pulling up other stuff. Could it have been the original water pumping station? I know of the other red brick one on the lake side east of that building. My mother was born there. Don't...

Scott, in a number of threads, you and other members have alluded to various 'beach maps'. have you ever considered creating one thread, with links to all of those maps? It would be a quick and easy way of finding them.

jayc "Hi all,Does anyone remember the Red Barn,on the old Beach Road,Julians Supertest was next door. The Red Barn was an eating establishment." Hi Jayc, was the 'Red Barn' a burger Joint? I never lived on the beach, but I'm sure that there was a ... well, 'burger Joint chane' called 'Red...

Thanks for that correction Fred. So how many 'east/west' side streets, Lanes, and alleys, were there, in 1896 when the radial began operating. I always thought that the reason the line's beach stops were numbered, was because there weren't any side streets. What I mean is, today in Hamilton...

Drogo, "Sorry I can't find the thread where there were discussions about where the Stations were on the Beach. I found this today." the thread is 'The Radial's Beach Stops'. http://hamiltonbeachcommunity.com/forum/threads/the-railroad%E2%80%99s-and-radial%E2%80%99s-beach-stops.1064/

Collings "You are quite right..the new house at 991 is wonderful...imagine my surprise when I saw it instead of the log house I grew up in...and the house across pandora where the Mattinsons lived has really been nicely upgraded....I chatted with the fellow who lives there when I drove through...

Scott, The thread ‘Wars Fires and Picnics’ states, “By 1833 the Beach Strip boasted four small hotels, and two saloons.” http://hamiltonbeachcommunity.com/forum/threads/war-fires-and-picnics-all-part-of-beach-strip.651/#post-11825 were there really hotels on the beach that early?

Sharla "When the buildings were built on the strip, how many were used as cottages and how many were perm. houses?" Scott, "By 1910, there were many summer residents and land was becoming scarce. Many of the cottages were late- Victorian architectural gems built in the 1890s by wealthy...

Sharla "When the buildings were built on the strip, how many were used as cottages and how many were perm. houses?" Scott, "By 1910, there were many summer residents and land was becoming scarce. Many of the cottages were late- Victorian architectural gems built in the 1890s by wealthy...

Scott, "As the years went by, a number of hotels sprang up along the Beach. The best known, and still the oldest operating tavern in Ontario is Dynes, established in 1846. City folks gladly braved the deplorable dirt road or the choppy ride across the Bay in order to enjoy one of John Dynes'...

1894 - ". The south pier on the Bay side, at the Canal had undergone repairs, 140 feet of it being replaced. This required 28,000 feet of timber." http://www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/documents/Brookes/default.asp?ID=Y1894

Here's a bit more information. William F. Johnson, principal of Bell Cairn Memorial School, reported an enrolment of 566, with an average attendance of 92 per cent. The school board approved Mr. Johnson's recommendation that the walls of the auditorium stage be re-painted, as the stage is now...

"We are told that in those pioneering times, the principal topics of discussion were Politics and Religion. Running a close third in the post-war years was Public Works, which entailed the planning and building of canals." "The year 1823 was one of major interest to the people of Hamilton...