Sandy Beach, Lakeside Park, Port Dalhousie
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Slides
- Description
- A black and white image of Sandy Beach, Lakeside Park, Port Dalhousie. The pier and the inner lighthouse are in the background.
- Notes
- Slide File Number: 06.100-D-1
Port Dalhousie amalgamated with the City of St. Catharines in 1961. Lakeside was developed into a recreational facility after 1901, when N.S. & T electric rail line was extended to Port Dalhousie and the Park. Lakeside Park was run jointly beginning in 1920s by Canadian National Railway and the Niagara St. Catharines & Thorold Railway. The line terminated at the wharf.
The park had a number of attractions to draw visitors including a dance pavilion, ball park, bathing pavilion and various rides. Visitors came across the lake on steamers such as the Dalhousie City and the Northumberland to visit the park. The site was run by Sid Brookson in the 1950s and 60s until the City of St. Catharines took over management of the park in the 1970s.
- Inscriptions
- Sandy Bathing Beach, Port Dalhousie, Ontario.
- Date of Original
- Date Unknown
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.20011 Longitude: -79.26629
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- Contact
- St. Catharines Public LibraryEmail:info@myscpl.ca
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