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In 1910, the property was sold to Mr. H. H. Wylie, a newspaperman and advertising executive from Cleveland Ohio, who transformed Grimsby Park into an amusement park. The old morals and rules of the Methodist Church ceased. To update the area, Wylie took down the high fence around the park and added a midway. The midway included a fish pond (where you could win prizes such as milk pitchers and butter dishes), an ice cream stand, a shooting gallery, two merry-go-rounds and an "Electric Lady" who gave people a shock with her magic wand. Souvenirs and postcards of Grimsby Park were available for purchase. A dance hall and miniature train were added and, according to a write-up in a Grimsby Beach Weekly from 1933, the first wooden figure-eight roller coaster in Canada was built. The Temple was now used for concerts, magic lantern shows, plays and other suitable types of entertainment. On May 18, 1910, Albert Moore opened a theatre in Grimsby Park and began showing motion pictures. It cost 5 cents to see a one-hour show. Grimsby Park had a motion picture theatre before one was opened in Grimsby. Later, Moore also established the first motion picture theatre in Grimsby. The changes made seemed to attract larger crowds to the Park.

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Postcard showing the midway Grimsby Beach.
1910
Grimsby Beach, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

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Postcard of the midway added by H.H. Wylie after he purchased Grimsby Park in 1910.

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Postcard, Midway Grimsby Beach, Canada.
1910
Grimsby Beach, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

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The Merry Go Round, Grimsby Beach Midway 1911.
1911
Grimsby Beach, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

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Postcard detailing the merry-go-round added to Grimsby Park after the purchase of the Park by H. H. Wylie in 1910.

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Brass Ring from Merry Go Round at Grimsby Park
1910

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Brass ring from merry-go-round at Grimsby Park.

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Souvenir plate from Grimsby Park.
1900
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Souvenir china candy dish from Grimsby Park.

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Souvenir bowl from Grimsby Park.
1900
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Souvenir china bowl from Grimsby Park.

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George Fair, superintendant of Grimsby Park.
1920
Grimsby Beach, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
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George Fair with the wooden figure eight roller coaster in the background.