Vintage Burlington

10/13/2025

From the book Memories of the Beach Strip -

Just as the Skyway Bridge was being completed in 1958, a photographer went up on the structure to take this shot of the southern link of the bascule bridge - the northern link was destroyed by a boat in 1952 - and the old swing bridge on the Burlington ship canal.
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10/12/2025

From the book The Prints of Aldershot -

Although their roots were solidly in Hamilton, the Hendrie family was very much a part of Aldershot for many years. The Hendries were leading industrialists, one was lieutenant-governor of Ontario, and they raced some of the fastest horses of the day.

The family owned 122 acres of farmland in Aldershot, land that was donated to the city of Hamilton in 1931 and then transferred to the RBG and is now known as Hendrie Park.

This rare photograph shows the Hendrie farmhouse on Plains Road near the RBG with its huge ornate veranda and balcony.
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10/10/2025

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09/29/2025

From our research files - Burlington Gazette, Nov. 25, 1980

Newspaper ad for Daddy's Pizza and Spaghetti Parlour in the Maplehurst Plaza.

Anyone have memories of going to this restaurant?
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09/25/2025

From our research files - The Burlington Gazette, June, 1981

Newspaper ad for Roller Gardens, with locations on Harvester Rd in Burlington and Stone Church Rd, Hamilton.

Who remembers going to Roller Gardens?!
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09/23/2025

From the out-of-print book Memories of Burlington -

Located just a couple of blocks from Burlington's downtown area, Elizabeth Street was a very mature neighbourhood even back in 1915 when this photo was taken, looking north toward Caroline Street.

That's Burlington Methodist Church - later to become Trinity United, on the right.

The appearance of the street was changed dramatically in the 1960s when the church was torn down in favour of an apartment building.
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09/18/2025

From our research files for our Burlington books:

Those were the days. Municipal tax bill for the minister of Knox Presbyterian Church, presumably for the manse, payable twice a year.
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09/14/2025

From the book The Prints of Aldershot -

There have been a great many changes in the Aldershot area since this photograph was taken, with Kings Road School dominating the landscape. The school is actually located on Greenwood Drive rather than King Rd.

That’s King Road running left to right across the photograph and Kingsway Drive just above it and abutting the Burlington Golf and Country Club.
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09/02/2025

From the book Memories of the Beach Strip -

While baseball was a popular sport on the Beach over the years, there was another sport that attracted a great number of enthusiasts dating back to shortly after the start of the 20th century.

The first bowling green was established on the Burlington side of the Beach Strip in 1902. A.B. Coleman, who would later become the architect behind the Brant Inn, was the founding force behind the Brant Hotel, a magnificent four-storey luxury hotel located on a rise over-looking Lake Ontario.

It soon became one of North America's favourite summer vacation spots where visitors could enjoy all the amenities.

Shown here, lawn bowlers enjoy some friendly competition on the greens beside the Brant Hotel.
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08/30/2025

From the book The Prints of Aldershot -

For years, the ferry provided a popular mode of transportation to all the activities at LaSalle Park. It offered regular scheduled trips across the bay until it became the victim of the flexibility provided by the automobile.

Shown here, the Modjeska at the LaSalle Docks.
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08/27/2025

Celebrate 50 years of Burlington Transit! 🚍🎉

Join us on Sept. 5, 2025, at Burlington GO Station from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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08/22/2025

From the out-of-print book The Prints of Time -

This area has undergone many changes since this aerial photograph of the intersection of Highway 6 and Plains Road was taken in May, 1954.

Here, cars head back into Hamilton from Burlington. One of the area's popular attractions, the Spring Garden, part of the Royal Botanical Gardens, and now known as the Laking Garden, is shown at the bottom left.
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