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In 1924, the Canada Steamship Company sold its holdings in Grimsby Beach. The Grimsby Beach Cottagers' Association took over the operation of Grimsby Beach and sold lots to the cottagers. Every cottager was encouraged to become a member of the Association.

By the early 1930's the midway and souvenir shops were gone although the boat rentals, tennis courts and boat shaped swings were still present.

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Orchard family at Grimsby Beach, 1930's.
1930
Grimsby Beach, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
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The Orchard and Leggatt families outside of the "Two Orphans" cottage in 1930. The occasion was the baptism of Mary Susan Leggatt, great-grandaughter of Mrs. R.M. Orchard and fifth generation of the Orchard family to reside at Grimsby Beach. Mrs. Orchard was spending her fifty-fourth season at Grimsby Park.

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Pier at Grimsby Park, July 1, 1929
1 July 1929
Grimsby Beach, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

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This photograph of the pier in 1929 shows the beginning of the decline of Grimsby Beach. As a consequence of the Great Depression, World War Two and the opening of the Muskoka region for cottages, Grimsby Beach lost its grandeur and was no longer a major summer resort.

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Grimsby Beach Rate Card for summer of 1929
1929

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Card detailing rates for services provided to summer residents in 1929.

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Hamilton Spectator Challenge Trophy Grimsby Beach Shuffleboard Championship.
1931
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In 1931 shuffleboard courts, the first on land in Canada, were added to Grimsby Beach. Traditionally shuffleboard was played on ships.

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Lawn Bowling Green and Tennis Courts at Grimsby Beach.
1925
Grimsby Beach, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

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After the 1918 fire that destroyed the Lakeview House Hotel, the tennis courts and lawn bowling green were relocated to where the hotel had stood.

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Back of dance ticket used at the Grimsby Beach Casino
1920

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There was weekend dancing at the Casino and the building was used for local amateur theatre productions. During World War Two the Casino was sold to Pittsburg Water Heater Company and converted to a factory. The building burned to the ground in January 1951. The original dance floor was made from thick hardwood planking and, although the building was levelled in the fire, the floor was salvaged, planed and sold for building materials.

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The Boys' Tabernacle
1935
Grimsby Beach, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada