The LaSalle Amusement Park, with a roller coaster and rides, was in operation from 1928-1938.

LaSalle Park was originally known as Wabasso Park, but it was renamed LaSalle Park in 1926.

The Emery family operated a fruit farm and market in Aldershot. After the Boer War, they were some of the first Canadian farmers to ship their apples abroad.

Currently there are modern houses on the same land that once belonged to the Emery family.

In the early 20th century, the Gallagher family shipped ‘sunfruit’ melons, pears, cherries, apples, tomatoes, plums and raspberries across Canada.

Today a portion of the Gallagher’s farmland has become Aldershot Park on Gallagher Road.

The Burlington Golf and Country Club opened with 9 holes in 1923.

Over the past few decades, the club has expanded to include 18 holes, a clubhouse, a Pro Shop, and a curling rink.

The Burlington beach has been the go-to recreation spot for citizens since the mid-1800s.

The beach’s proximity to Burlington’s downtown core has kept it a favorite summer hangout for locals to this day.

The Burlington Pump House provided the city with clean water from 1910-1936.

The Pump House building is currently the location of BurlingtonGreen Eco-Hub.

Over the past decade and a half, the Burlington Bay Canal has had many different bridges, including a swing bridge (1900-1921), and a bascule bridge (1922-1952).

The current Burlington Canal Lift Bridge was built in 1962.

Originally called the Burlington Bay Skyway, the bridge opened on October 30, 1958.

The bridge was officially renamed the Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway in 1988, but is known as the Skyway by locals.

The Burlington Bay Canal opened on July 1, 1826, but construction was not complete until 1832.

The Canal’s parallel piers have been a recreational location for Burlington and Hamilton citizens ever since.

The original lighthouse dates to 1837, but it burned down in 1856.

In 1857, the City of Burlington built the current limestone lighthouse, and employed George Thomson as the Lighthouse Keeper until 1875.

The Brant Inn was the biggest venue in Canada for international performers, including Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Liberace.

Spencer Smith Park, a public park along the shore of Lake Ontario, now occupies the Brant Inn’s former location.

Burlington’s Cenotaph was unveiled in Lakeside Park on April 10, 1922, to honour the citizens of Burlington who served, and died, in First World War.

In 1962, the Cenotaph was relocated to the park next to Burlington’s City Hall, and in 1942 Lakeside Park was renamed Spencer Smith Park.

Lake Ontario has been a source of recreation and commerce since the beginning of Wellington Square. In the winter, citizens would harvest ice for the summer.

Lake Ontario still provides year-round entertainment for Burlington’s residents, with sailing and swimming in the summer, and skating and ice fishing in the winter.

The intersection of Ontario Street and Burlington Avenue looking east, towards Brant Street, in Downtown Burlington.

The intersection of Ontario Street and Burlington Avenue looking east, towards Brant Street, in Downtown Burlington.

A radial car is visible passing by Burlington Avenue on Elgin Street. The radial tracks were first installed on Burlington streets in 1898.

Service along the radial tracks between Burlington and Hamilton was ended in January 1929.

In 1922, Burlington High School, Burlington’s first secondary school building, was opened next to the Central Public School. In 1961, it was named Burlington Central High School.

The original building had five classrooms and a tiny assembly hall. Additions to the high school accommodated the growing student population, turning Burlington Central H.S. into a reliable educational centre.

The church has been located on Locust Street since it was built in 1875. The Calvary Baptist Church congregation originally occupied it.

In the late 1960s, the Church became the Église Saint-Philippe, a Roman Catholic church. It was the first French-speaking congregation in Burlington.

The Burlington Masonic Lodge No. 165 first gathered in 1864.

The Lodge has been holding its meeting at the Brant Street location for over 100 years.

Over time this building has been known as the Hotel Raymond, the Coronation Hotel, and the Coronation Sports Bar and Grill.

Today, Wendel Clark’s occupies this prime business location in Downtown Burlington.

Business partners Colton and Lorimer purchased the hardware store from James Allen in 1913. The storefront changed over time to Main Hardware and then Mills Hardware.

Today, Nautique Lakefront Residences occupy the location.

The intersection of Water Street and Brant Street has always been a busy site of commerce and leisure in Burlington.

In 1958, Water Street was renamed Lakeshore Road.

Burlington’s first fire station was built on Elizabeth Street.

On Elizabeth Street today, a replica of the fire station was built in its early location, at the corner of Elizabeth Street and Pine Street.

Emma and George Byrens opened the Estaminet in 1919. They ran the business until 1952, when Reginald Cooper bought the restaurant.

In 1992, the restaurant officially became Emma’s Back Porch & the Water Street Cooker. The name references Emma Byren and Lakeshore Road’s old name ‘Water Street’. Unfortunately, the restaurant closed its doors in 2020.

The Ontario Firemen’s Convention was held in Burlington in 1923 and 1958. A parade of participating firefighters marched along Water Street in 1923 to celebrate.

Today Lakeshore Road is one of Burlington’s major throughways, connecting the city to the neighbouring municipalities of Hamilton, to the west, and Oakville, to the east.

The Queen’s Hotel was owned and operated by R. D. Smith from 1918 to 1936. The Hamilton Radial Electric Railway stop #25, later #125 and #307, was beside the Queen’s Hotel from 1896-1921, where Elgin Street is today!

The building was constructed in 1860, and it has housed multiple businesses, including the Zimmerman House, the Queen’s Hotel, the Sherwood Hotel, and the Queen’s Head Pub. Today, 400 Brant Kitchen and Bar currently offers exciting dine-in and made-to-go options!

St. Luke’s Anglican Church was the first church built in Wellington Square in 1834. The church was consecrated four years later by the Reverend George Jehoshaphat Mountain, the Bishop of Quebec. That same year Reverend Thomas Greene took up the rector’s post, which he filled for 40 years.

St. Luke’s Anglican Church was renovated and upgraded several times over the past 187 years, with the addition of a stained glass window in 1894 and the iconic pitched roof in 1889.