Cold Storage & Public School, Grimsby
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Cold Storage & Public School, GrimsbyDescription
Left to right - Grimsby Cold Storage plant, Centre - Grimsby High, partly obscured by the Cold Storage plant, Far right - Central Public School on Livingston Ave, north side. Grimsby Cold Storage plant, foreground - Prior to the availability of refrigeration, this plant was built in 1913 by Daniel Marsh & Sons with the assistance of the Federal Government to study the effects of pre-cooling on tender fruit for Canadian farmers. Local farmers and shippers participating in the study used the facility to cool fruit before shipping and showed it kept the temperatue of fruit low during shipping. As a result,for the first time, local farmers could sell to distant eastern, western Canadian and US markets with the assurance the fruit would arrive in good condition. The Central Public School - a six room facility built in 1906 on Livingston to accomodate growth in the school system and serve older students. It replaced a previous 1867 log cabin 2 room school house at Elm & Oak Streets. Initially an all boys school; girls were admitted in 1868. It was englargened to three rooms in 1879. Grimsby High School - The Public school began to struggle with growing numbers of older students. In response, this three storey building was built in 1910 immmediately west of Central Public School. Not in this image - The Grimsby Secondary School on Bolton Ave. was built in 1925 and funnelled older students away from Central Public School. With dwindling numbers, the Central High School building was incorporated into the Central Public School.Collection
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