Exploring The Town Of Grimsby – Walking Tour + Historic Painted Lady Homes! 🎧

Welcome everyone!

Today we are in the town of Grimsby Ontario, Canada. We are taking an exploring walk down Main Street and checking out the sites into the downtown. We will walk by many nice heritage homes as we walk along Main Street.
We also stop over for a walk by the beautiful and colourful and unique painted lady homes /gingerbread homes near Grimsby Beach. Most of these homes are from the 1900’s. We end the walk overlooking Lake Ontario.

About Grimsby:

Grimsby is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Grimsby is at the eastern end of the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area.[2] It is named after the English fishing town of Grimsby in north-east Lincolnshire. The majority of residents reside in the area bounded by Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment, home to a section of the Bruce Trail.

The Village of Grimsby was officially incorporated in 1876 and became a town in 1922. The community has gone through many changes, from being a small rural village to a centre for the manufacture of farm machinery, hospital furniture, furnaces and other metal products; and later the hub of the Niagara Peninsula’s fruit-growing industry. Grimsby also had a successful fishing industry which lasted until the 1960s. The Town of Grimsby and the Township of North Grimsby were amalgamated in 1970 with the formation of the Regional Municipality of Niagara. With a number of wineries and distilleries, Grimsby now serves as the starting point for touring the Niagara wine region.

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Good morning everyone it is Tuesday today and today we are in the town of Grimsby Ontario and we’re going to take a walk on Main Street to downtown and we’re just outside of the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital here and looks like they’re doing a big um addition to

It like a big renovation to the hospital here and it’s a beautiful sunny day this is a new place for me to explore so I’m kind of excited to be here I’ve never really walked through here but it’s not really far from St Catherine it’s about a 20 20 25 minute Drive

Roughly uh but I noticed when I was coming into the town and I was looking for places to park there’s a lot of beautiful old homes here along Main Street so we’re going to be passing by those as we make our way to the downtown and grimby is near Lake

Ontario it’s in between Hamilton and St Catherine’s and it’s near the Niagara escarment and it has a population of approximately 29,000 people and it’s a nice little town from what I’ve seen I’ve driven through here before but never really walked around and explored it I’ve visited a few

Shops um over the years you’ll see one as we pass up here we’re going to pass by it but yeah I thought it would’ be nice A little town visit today something different to see explore some nice sits and then I uh there’s another area near the beach I

Would like to take you to at the end to show you that so it should be good walk hope you enjoy so grimby uh is named after a town in Lincolnshire UK and it was a little fishing town there from what I read so this is named

After that but you’ll see other places in Canada that have English names as well well looks like there’s a lot of shops in this Plaza here and the nice big clock up there at the Top Pizza House wonder if the pizza house is any [Applause]

Good so I think it’s going to take us about 20 minutes to walk to the downtown from here so it’s going to be fun exploring walk we’re just approaching Wentworth drive and I think I mentioned that we’re on Main Street you can see across the street there’s a Shopper Drug Mart in

Dollarama and there’s also a train station that’s not too far away um that you can I’m pretty sure the GO train stops There oh wow okay so this is Cole’s Florest and garden center and I used to come here quite often uh they had a greenhouse you could buy plants and flowers here they even had a special pond plant area it looks like it’s all closed up I’m like I’m surprised it’s been here

For so many years I wonder if it’s permanently closed H interesting know what’s happening with it there’s a Tim Hortons here on the left I enjoyed a nice Timmy’s on the way here today yeah it’s just looks like oh maybe they’re going to be doing some uh construction to it or something

Something’s going on there if somebody knows let me know I’ll have to Google it if I find out what’s happening I’ll put it in the in the Video see they have another place here that was part of it Nice old looking home yeah it must be just a big project they’re doing well I’m thinking I’m not positive on that and then across the street here is where they had their uh special shop for ponds I’m pretty sure that’s where it was really really nice if you want to

Buy pond plants and things like that I have a pond so once in a while we we’ve come visit here I can see there’s people out there I wonder what they’re [Applause] doing still looks like they have things set up there but yeah it’s it’s closes too over there they must be doing maybe they’re renovating oh wow look at this place see I’ve passed this on the way here he beautiful home see it here it’s Gorgeous I wonder what year this was built you can see it needs a little bit of repair and looks like there’s a big garage attached to it there bet you they had horses back in the day what a beautiful looking home Though yeah I noticed a few homes along here like that we’re going to see coming up here again on the left is another One we’re just passing Nell’s Road and I believe this way I’m not if it’s on I’m not sure if it’s on this street but one of these streets will take you to Beamer Conservation area which is a really nice place for hiking at this place Green Belt Academy look at

That beautiful home let me zoom in on that is that nice the big Porch probably 1800s I would think that’s my guess maybe some of you will know that are watching you’ll have a better idea than me a beautiful big home though Uh Grim spe Ontario has grown a lot over the past 10 years or so lots of homes have been being are being built here so it’s really Expanded and it’s probably about a 40 minute drive from here to Toronto wow look at this home here beautiful it’s quite quite a large home very nice nice roundabout driveway there see another one across the street here look at that nice home there you see the Big Barn looking building in

The back probably a barn at one time maybe I don’t know if it’s still maybe they use it as a garage now I’m not really sure but can imagine what it looked like back in the Day you got a mix of some newer homes here too look at this one across the street here it’s got quite a large property Too nice big tree corny We’re just passing strap Avenue see you again another nice old home here makes me wonder who lived here back in the day oh and they have a sign on their their lawn say heritage not condos wow beautiful and big a massive Barn in the back there too I can imagine back in the day all

The beautiful properties Farmland that was here they said that um from what I read it said there was a lot of Orchards here at one time and then they were all torn down to build homes is kind of sad but I guess they need the homes this beautiful place Too looks like there’s a nice Park area here Centennial Park There’s a sign there I guess I should go read it little across the street noticed here there’s large pillars I bet you this was once Queens oh it’s a cemetery Queens Lawn Cemetery Village of Grimsby 1897 oh wow so there’s the road the road that takes you to the cemetery There so just a sign it says Grimsby nature and about see it shows the Orchards here Cherry Orchards apple orchards you’ll see you’ll still see a lot of orchards in this area and along um Southern Ontario like heading towards St Catherine there’s so many Orchards and Farms it’s quite nice if

You ever want to take a drive and peaches and grapes yeah that’s what we’re known for in this area for growing all those I just want to see what this says here at this entrance way you can see something or maybe it’s just I don’t

Know if it’s like a little plaque on it wow looks quite like a nice park here does this Say Centennial Park 1967 erected by the Centennial Parks committee The Joint councils of the town of Grimsby and the township of North Grimsby and then it names the Town Council Members interesting wonder where this how far this goes we’ll just take a little short walk in here and

See so I’m guessing people you can drive right in here and Park oh wow it’s beautiful willow trees in the distance looks like there might be a daycare there playing the kids are Playing it’s nice and quiet here nice and Peaceful okay oh there’s like a little Creekway that goes through here there’s probably Trails maybe maybe further along just a nice little Park area see the nice Old Barn right here And across the street oh let’s stay on this side for a bit let’s stay on this side some nice homes coming Up it’s a nice little neighborhood Look at this look Gorgeous a beautiful home 104 Main Street wow the horse the post with the horse on it horse’s head nice mature trees really nice home another one Here I can see up ahead it looks like what might be downtown getting [Applause] there one other thing uh about grimby is it was the birthplace of a famous director and his name is Dell Lord and if you don’t know the name he was famous

For uh a famous show on TV the three stoes three stoes films so he was known for that and said um I read that he did like over 200 films as well so he was born here in Grimsby that beautiful home oh my goodness gorgeous lots of nice ones here across the street

Wow look at this one here it’s massive you can see in the back must have been the old barn look at the big wraparound porch gorgeous home this one here too it’s got that thing at the top I forget what you call it but someone told me what it’s called

In my last live stream they had one on the home when I walked in St [Applause] Catherine’s another one here has a really nice iron fence around It Faith Shire Place make sure we see everything as we walk we’re just coming up to Maple Avenue here at the Lights [Applause] he we’re just passing this nice home right here with all the stone work at the nice big mature trees surrounding it and nice privacy [Applause] another nice looking home here well it used to be a home real estate center now real estate company and one more up there [Applause] see and then it takes you down this road Robinson Street so takes you up to the escarment [Applause] there Pioneer gas station gas is $139 9.6 [Applause] today we’re now arriving in the downtown area room spe [Applause] oh wow I can see that big it’s that gorgeous home behind the building here tucked away wonder if anyone still lives in there or maybe maybe it’s some type of business now the dog spot guessing that’s where you

Get all your pet needs this place looks interesting oh someone lost their hat oh there’s a little bike stop here where you have you can use all the tools if you need any bike repairs that’s good to know for anyone in the bike pump for bike all you bikers

Cyclists station one coffee house that looks kind of interesting looks nice goo’s Pizza pretty decent Pizza Gino’s Pizza we have a a couple of them in St Catherine’s good morning hi buddy hi can I say hi to your dog Annie Annie Annie hi Annie hello Annie a byebye see see You oh looks like they’re going to be building some condos here century condos.ca [Applause] it looks like a nice little downtown the old fire hall across the street the brick Shack I think I’ve heard of that they have lots of Lego items hey like a lice with like that Store judge and Jester Fine Food alses and Spirits but the brick Shack looks really interesting Old fire hall see through there that’s part of the escarment you see up there kind of like a little Mountain mountainy Area fish chip place looks Interesting there’s a thrift store here great big friend lots of nice little shops here though and pizza places shoe places nourish Kitchen Cafe and Bakery num King restaurant you see these clocks in different cities very similar to that one here you see down there there’s some nice older homes as

Well let’s take a little peek down there Des I don’t see a street sign there more little shops down Here happies oh they have it’s like a little salad place and smoothie place Grimsby books other little shops down there you see the train tracks down there as well oh we’re on Ontario street there we go says three onario Street there’s Canada Post Office there across the street from us home sweet home look at the nice buildings though nice older buildings [Applause] 40 public hoes this little restaurant flower shop you don’t see too many flower shops around too much anymore so I kind of like that you still at all the beautiful spring flowers wow nice to brighten your day spring is almost here forest and harbor company little

Decorating store I think oh look at this wow this place Casa Tuscana wow look at that building beautiful Fine Foods Cina hope I’m pronouncing that right in Polish kitchen is K very similar TGA see I’m having fun exploring look at these look at this nice place here nice

Building says it’s open for breakfast and lunch Teddy sports bar well it’s getting to that time it’s 11:30 now getting to the lunchtime hour oh look at this little area welcome to Grimsby little sitting area there that’s Nice it’s motorcycle shop motorcycle gear apparel and parts and accessories for you motorcycle enthusiasts Canadian Bank of Commerce that’s what that was once years ago now it’s a jeweler shop oh giant tigers here Giant Tiger store and let’s see what’s up Here the Nook your local handmade Market hair salon coffee with cs what that is looks interesting extreme Collectibles oh a collectible shop it’s not open little stuffies Pokémon stuffies I think this is the Dutch Shop Deli nice lots of goodies you can get there look at these I I’m sure some of you

Have tried these candies I have those are good And some nice older buildings there on the left here with some shops see now you can see more of the escarment better we’re just approaching Christy Street see looks like a church down there this grocery store there’s the look at down Christy Street there it’s a nice view there of the scart we’ll go a little bit further down here oh it’s almost like I think it’s a little Park area down there I

See let’s go we’ll go check that out we’ll go investigate oh there someone waving at me up there it’s [Applause] waving little Variety Store here oh look at this this looks nice oh oh my gosh let’s go here and then there just a few shops along the right here

And up there a Pizza Hut up there and a ESO gas station and here are the gas $43 wasn’t it l back there is that interesting how that changes let’s go see this park oh there’s lots of shops down here too wow all the way down there okay

Got to get out of the driveway here this looks nice there’s nice chairs there to sit and relax little Pathways let’s go Explore oh see there’s the the write up about the the director I was talking about Dalmer William Lord and it’s like a memorial to him see he did some comedies he was born in 1894 and he directed over 300 Hollywood short films look there’s The Three

Stooges if any of you know who they are Keystone Cops it says the Lord was the driver of the Keystone Cops police fan here you go these are all his his work here interesting eh okay that’s so cool I love that so now you know a little

Write up about them here there’s picture here but it’s all worn out Sadly so I wonder if this park is kind of like um I don’t know if it’s in his name it’s just a memorial to him I think but I’m not sure oh there’s something here let’s go see says erected by the town of grimby 1922 and different

People uh involved with that wow look at This pretty a nice little Creek try to get a better view up here there pi picnic tables here you can come and picnic have a coffee relax oh and there’s I think a nice walkway here to walk beautiful There’s even lounge chairs wow you can get a get a Sunan wonder what this place is at the end of the pathway oh there’s a pool it’s a public pool here oh okay there’s some homes along here near the creek a nice little place oh it just

Keeps going up there it probably comes in from the escarment I’m thinking that’s my thinking how beautiful the sun shining on it okay well I think that’s going to be it for our little tour downtown now we’re going to head over to the other area I was talking about that

I wanted to show you so let’s head over There one more thing I noticed before we head over to the other place on Mountain Street I just noticed a few more I noticed a few more little shops here so I wanted to see what they are there a Mexican burrito and taco place it’s a lawful house Indian Hut

Wicked things baskets and Gifts oh nice oh there’s some more homes there oh let’s go see let’s go see we’re here so we got to check out as much as we can I didn’t see these on the way towards that Creek this beautiful church here Stone Church St John’s Presbyterian Church doesn’t say anything about the date I’ll try to find out and I’ll put it in the Video nice looking Church older building here this one here looks like a church too well I think that’ll be it for here we’re going to head over to the next place I just want to see this last building here it looks really nice you can see across the street too

There’s another older nice Home so we are now near the grimby beach and I just wanted to show you these beautiful painted homes I think another name for them is pink lady homes something like that but um there’s a lot of them here and I want to show you how beautiful they are so hope you enjoy It Am Oh Now Now Oh Well we now made our way down to the lake in Grimsby that’s going to do it for today’s walk I hope you all enjoyed it and thank you to all my channel members and thank you all for watching stay tuned for the next video bye for now you