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656:The Life and Times of Crystal Beach
274:Lake Erie Excursion Co. (1908-1924)
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374:, and was famous for his Gourmet
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1081:Crystal Beach: The Good Old Days
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1084:. Seventy Seven Publishing.
658:- Pacific Productions (1994)
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446:ever built, and was awarded
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662:I Remember Crystal Beach
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246:Ontario Southern Railway
204:. The Comet was awarded
158:100 acres (0.40 km)
115:Lake Erie Excursion Co.
1298:Roller Coaster DataBase
692:Thanks For The Memories
67:42.863034°N 79.060287°W
1143:"Rides and Amusements"
958:"The Crystal Ballroom"
813:"S.S. Canadiana Facts"
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642:- Gary Pooler (2022)
636:- William Kae (2011)
630:- William Kae (2009)
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495:Marineland of Canada
1111:NiagaraThisWeek.com
742:crystalbeachhistory
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618:- Erno Rossi (2005)
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389:dance hall
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58:79°03′37″W
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963:Angelfire
591:Coca-Cola
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518:The Comet
470:in 1956.
467:Canadiana
462:race riot
440:The Comet
397:Lake Erie
342:Canadiana
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308:Americana
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178:Canadiana
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