Click HERE to view the old gray coloured "T" SHAPED PIER with its LIFEGUARD TOWER   The "PIER" with its tall electrical lamp stands were the focal point of the beach itself.  During the ice break ups in the spring of 1948 and 1949, the long sloping protective timbers at the front of the pier floated up.   Huge boulders that had been placed on the ends of these large 16 in by 16 in timbers had sunk into the sand, allowing the timbers to float up.      With the protective apron of the pier removed, the remainder of the pier was vulnerable to both wave action and the outgoing ice.   Click HERE to see what remained of the pier around 1951 or 1952. All the boardwalk concessions were fully operational. 
     There was the boardwalk Restaurant, the Dance Pavilion, the Merry-go-round, two covered band stands, a large public washroom, and Frank's hot dog stand at the station platform corner.