…thanks to Dan for hosting Thursday Doors https://nofacilities.com/2021/04/29/glastonbury-doors/
Grimsby Beach Village is well known for it’s Painted Ladies or Gingerbread Houses. The community was originally a Methodist Bible Camp in the 1800s and when the tents came down they were replaced with modest cottages. In 1909 the camp went bankrupt. It was purchased by a developer who converted the area into an amusement park.
In the 1920s 30 of the cottages burned down and tourists went elsewhere. It was taken over by a Cottagers’ Association but over the years the remaining cottages suffered from disrepair. Fast forward to 1986 when a handyman Ed Giernat, purchased one of the 150-year old homes and decided to add gingerbread and other decorative trim moulding and paint his house orange, green, blue and white. Now dozens of “painted ladies” houses adorn the streets of Grimsby Beach because of Ed’s vision and his willingness to help others fix-up their homes. ( data re history came from Everyday Tourist https://everydaytourist.ca/wandering-canada/southern-ontario-road-trip-grimsby-beachs-painted-ladies)
Mama Cormier 
These are lovely and fun. I love the colors and the whimsical details.
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It’s was a wonderful find. Thanks Dan.
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What a magical place! Thanks for sharing these marvelous cottages.
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Thanks Janis. My husband and I were surprised that we didn’t discover this place earlier.
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They’re fabulous. What a great way to preserve them.
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I’d like to go back in the summer and see if they are taking advantage of the tourists who drive in to see the place. We didn’t see any stores or any kind of business being advertised in the community.
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Be interesting to see it in summer.
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What a fun neighborhood! Eye candy for sure 🙂
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That’s a great way to describe it.
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