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1893 - "The patience of those people who found it necessary to use the Canal ferry must have been wearing exceedingly thin by mid-October. A westerly gale had torn it loose and sent it lurching out into the Lake and on the 17 October, (Major Grey), the Government Engineer came to ponder over the...

It's too bad the city is going to cut down 75 trees to create just one kilometer of trail! I don't think that one kilometer of a trail is worth 75 trees. In the past year or so, it seems that the city has been talking about increasing the forest canapy.

Stott "I am not sure on dates to be honest, I know that they sold it or moved on around 1970, prior to that they had two booths around the amusement park where the rides were! Not sure if that helps but maybe someone will show up with pictures or something?" Stott, I didn't live on the beach so...

Scott, "Looking over at our "Stations" thread I see that they seem the be numbered up to 24. The number 38 is a tad too high to be a Beach Station. Could be a typo on the newspapers side." Scott, can you post the link to the 'Stations' thread? "Cablejockey 09-27-2008, 10:08 AM I thank you for...

Scott "From the book, The Sand Strip; "When the radial electric railway line was constructed in 1897, a second bridge was needed. This one had wooden sidewalks and a narrow lane for vehicles beside the tracks. The days of the ferry were over-or almost. The old scow was retired from service...

1861 - "A violent storm struck Lake Ontario on Saturday the 1 November and the schooners FIDELITY of Hamilton and ANTELOPE of Oswego took quite a pounding at the Railway Wharf, the former having her bulwarks battered in. Three other vessels, anchored out, managed to hold on. The wind was from...

It would be interesting to add any news paper articles on any other stormes on the beach, (for example Hurricane Hazel) and memories to this thread. I'm sure that I've seen tid bits on stormes that hit the beach in the 19th century in the 'Hamilton Harbour 1826/1901 page. I'll see if I can...

Jake "Hello all,I am looking for general information about an airport that was located at the north end of parkdale ave. I think a fellow named elliot owned it.I used to wander the marshes down there in the early 50's, I came across some old runways. There was also a gun club in the area,I used...

Scott, "This old family photo shows the Young & Christian delivery truck for ice and coal, dated around the late 1920's. Thanks to S. Young for sending in this Picture.:D ________________________________________ randy mattinson" so the 'Young & Christian' was a ice and coal delivery...

Drogo "Before I start I'd like to clarify something I found very funny. Another member of this site, who I have gone to meetings with, thought Drogo (my handle) was an old man. He thought my stories and writing sounded like they came from an old man. I had a long hard laugh over this because I...

Drogo "Jake and Lou (I believe) owned the Sportsman. Then a couple of generations farther on Mortimer Corey owned the Edgewater. They were all fisherman who ran booze parlors. You can always do one or the other I guess. When they weren't doing that they were stonehooking off the Beach."...

Scott, "Well they are old, these were taken on the one of steamers that ran into Hamilton?" Sharla1 "I would assume so since neither of them drove and they did have that cottage on lake Ontario years ago. So they probably did a lot in that area in their time." Sharla, this page has a lot of...

Scott, ""The province gave Hamilton the right to sell land along the Beach Strip in 1874 and extensive recreational and summer residences sprang up." "In 1907, recognizing the area's uniqueness, the province drafted the Burlington Beach Act and established a Beach Commission government that...

Scott, ""The province gave Hamilton the right to sell land along the Beach Strip in 1874 and extensive recreational and summer residences sprang up." "In 1907, recognizing the area's uniqueness, the province drafted the Burlington Beach Act and established a Beach Commission government that...

Scott, "The accident only pushed up the plans for the Skyway Bridge as the QEW Bascule route along the Beach Strip was already considered to be woefully inadequate for the amount of traffic of the day. There was already talk of replacing the canal bridge with a tunnel or a high level bridge, but...

Bernie, "What I'm looking for are photos, articles, maps, contacts for other people, or anything that might help me with the history of these two sites. The first one was a small cottage we rented (when I was aged 2 to 4) from the owner of the land that now holds the naval memorial stones to the...

Here is a bit more information on the pumping station. Unfortunately there isn't a date for when this document was written, but it is deffently in the 19th century. " The pumping station and filtering basins are at the Beach, about six miles east of the city. There are at present two...

"This road/radial swingbridge was replaced in 1921-22 by a single leaf bascule bridge, also based on the south (Hamilton) side." ... "In 1930-31, the Canal underwent its final widening to 300 ft, at which time the railway swingbridge was relocated diagonally 52 ft to the southeast, with its...

1899 - "Trouble had been experienced on the swing bridge at the Canal and on the 22 August, it was out of service. The Hamilton Radial Electric Ry. arranged for the steam launch MAPLE LEAF to ferry its passengers across the Canal."...

Scott "This road/radial swingbridge was replaced in 1921-22 by a single leaf bascule bridge, also based on the south (Hamilton) side. During its construction, the radial cars were diverted over the GTR track, and only pedestrian traffic was permitted across (which played havoc with the daily...