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Peach Basket Cover
1940-1945
Niagara Packers, Victoria Avenue, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Niagara Packers Nia-Pak Sweet Cherry Boxes
20th Century, Circa 1950
Niagara Packers, Victoria Avenue, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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In 1930 Niagara Packers exported to Great Britain, by the airship R-100, two packed cases of Grimsby peaches.

In 1932 the company bought the Grimsby Arena on Livingston Avenue. For seventeen years, Niagara Packers operated the arena as a skating rink in the winter and as a fruit packing house in the summer. In 1949 the old arena burned to the ground and because its use as a fruit packing house had declined, Niagara Packers decided not to rebuild. The company was behind the effort to build a community arena and donated the site and the piping system as well as making a cash contribution. Niagara Packers closed in 1985, but the building can still be seen at 53 Ontario Street.

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Portion of 1928 Fire Insurance Map Showing the Grimsby Rink used by Niagara Packers
April 1928
Grimsby Arena, Livingston Avenue, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Risk Management Services
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Interior of Grimsby Arena in use as Packing House
20th Century, Circa 1938
Grimsby Arena, Livingston Avenue, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Niagara Packers Employees Outside Grimsby Arena Packing House
20th Century, Circa 1935
Grimsby Arena, Livingston Avenue, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Niagara Packers Limited Fruit Exhibit
20th Century, Circa 1940
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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THE E. D. SMITH BUSINESS BEGINS WITH SHIPPING FRUIT

A few years after purchasing Helderleigh Farms, E. D. Smith built a fruit packing warehouse where fruits were brought by farmers for re-packing and shipment. It was located beside the H. G. & B. Electric railway line which allowed easy shipment and later he added a spur line that ran through the factory. In 1897 he shipped three hundred rail cars of fruit. E. D. Smith's business operation included an office, ice house, the warehouse and the shipping depot.

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Llewellyn Smith explains How E. D. Smith Became Involved in the Fruit Shipping Business
10 February 2009
E. D. Smith Property, Winona, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Smith, Llewellyn
Grimsby Museum Collection

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THE SOUTHERN ONTARIO FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SHIPPERS' ASSOCIATION

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The Southern Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' Association
29 June 1942
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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GRIMSBY BEACH PLATFORM

In addition to shipping from the Grimsby train station, some growers shipped their fruit from the Grimsby Beach platform located in the east end of Grimsby.

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Shipping Platform at Grimsby Beach
20th Century, Circa 1911
Grimsby Beach, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection

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Allied Fruit Farm Promotional Ash Tray
20th Century, Circa 1945
Grimsby Beach, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Grimsby Museum Collection