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Crystal Beach - 1900-1922

Below are photos showing Crystal Beach in the early 1900's (and Buffalo's Americana/Canadiana boat landing at the foot of Main Street which carried Americans to their favorite Canadian amusement park).

The images below were taken in the autumn of 1922 when major expansion was undertaken at Crystal Beach.

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