http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/53a86ff2bee0d174f2912299c4cfb70e.pdf aba60ad89232518beec482047532047a PDF Text Text THE POOL HALL: : : NIAGARA BL VD. east side. lo-{ tf t ~Cf~ ~ fa> 0 \ h-a \ l c:.oa~ mac"'- 1V\<£. Shep kf(/lr/1..?t_O I/ it was in 1892 that N.Y. State closed all it's tracks, and betting establishments. Mr. J.C. Howard of Buffalo, who 01~:ne0'. such a bet ting business in the city, closed the place and took up residence in village of Fort Erie. It was not long before he opened a new place of business in a building on the east side of Niagara St. belonging to Ed. Hawkins. Al.though the clergy and a number of the villagers objected, he did a considerable business, witti many comming from the Welland area as well ' as those from N.Y.state. He managed to stay within the law, and although a preliminary trial came about over his "POOL HALL" he never came to trial, and operated till almost the time the Fort Erie track opened •• The track on Gilmore Rd., one mile in ~ ength was built by Messrs. Hood and Wm. German. They lost control of it, and it went to the Fort Erie Jockey Club Feb. 21st., 1906. The company was composed of Messrs. John Condon: D.A. Stewart: S. W. Adler: John Madigan: and Lewis A. Cella. On Mar. 21, 1906 the track was leased by the Highland Park Club of Detroit; under George .M. Hendrie of Detroit, and Walter o. Parmer of Nashville Tennessee. Again in 1906 it was ind~rporated as the Niagara Racing Association. With the opening of the Fort Erie Track, there was no thurther need of the "Pool Hall" and the betting establishment folded. From then on the buildiri.g was in continous use. The front section of the place was devided in tw9and a billiards room , or POOL HALL occupied the section to the rear. Tge front sections were often rented a s grocery stores and lunch rooms. �Lots 4.5 • East side of river rd. IN THE !*%%"S Wm. rainsford resided on this land, where he had a store post office and home.He had a family of 2 sons and two daughter . The family eventually moved across the road to the west, and continued in the sale of merchandice . 1887 The property went to Ed Hawkins . The old machine shop on the east side was turned into a pool Hall(Betting establishment) as it was prohibited . the US in . . A..... · · 1893 · Next to the pool Hall was a small building used as a Bake Shop. (Now site) of Camm's, run by John Paulis. 1887. 1897. Ed Hawkins and his brother operated Bake Shop. Wm. Shisler. 1911 J.C. Gilbert. Mr. Everigham. The one story building was evetually added to, with an upper f loor • • • �1877 . Lot 4 William Rainsford · small b 'ld' lot# 4 . east side of Niagara St .: k;own as Po~\ H~~~ ~q_tt_\~ b o rd e r . containing one building , devided equall y down the centre . The north ortion a butcher shop south side the Pool Hall . Ma y 5 . 1875 . Crown to John Paulus. Dec . 13 . 1883 . Will of John Paulus # 754 . 1884 e x ts . to COrP . Fort Erie . Apr . 20 . 1...§Jil · Ex ts . of John Paulus & Plaintiffs toEdward Hawkins of the village . Dec . 21 . 1927 . Edward Hawkins & wife to Maria & george Trimmer . Dec. 21 . 1927 . Edward Hawkins & wife to Isabella Laux wife of Phillip Laux. etc . etc . Dec . 1. ·1946 . Maria & George Trimmer to William C . Richardson & Luella B . Richardson : J ; T . Apr . 21 . 1955 . WM . C . Richardson & wife to Steven Parazajder . Dec. 23 . 1968 . Lucy Parazajder adm . of Mar . s. Parazajder. to LucyPar . 1971 , Lucy Parazajder to Calagera Grisafi . e tc . etc . July 7 . 1980 . Shirley beck to Pasquale & Anna Grisafi : J . T. 09 . 04 . 1987 . Penny Zanatta& Kathy Fairgrave : Dameli o Invests . Ltd . to Kalyna Investments. $ ! 00 . 000 . 00 . �l • POOL HALL: NIAGARA BLVD • 1890's -1896: J.C. Howard: Betting establishment. 1890: Mr. St one Druggist. '°' a v""~ J::/ b' a- tJJAG~ fi,A B 1..-¥.D, Albert Elliot: Druggist. - 1904. • 1890 1 s1900's- Wi lliam Ross Gree eries: N. end. Ross: Groceries ; Ster li ng Bank South Cr . Alec 1927- Fred Wolfe: Butcher: North end. 1927- Charles W. Sinden: 193. Mabel 's Lunch l~nch room:south side. billiards: back section • ...._ : Mabel(Doug R..s)Ja1:'!eson: Murriel Sinden: Hestaurant • 1947. 1957 . 1970 . • I east side;;;; Arthur Nolan: Rest. & Pool Hall. Veteran's Lunch; .Mr . Richardson: Rest. Harry Ste vens. . ·' MR . Parazander; Niagara Billiards. Building completely r emodelled: inside and out. KAR- ME SHOP : Bus Sta'ionPapers : souveniers • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Pool Hall Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to the Pool Hall on Niagara Blvd. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s 1900s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection