A black and white photograph of Mill Street (Cassels Road) looking east from Baldwin Street. At the left of this picture is the Globe Hotel on the north-east corner of Baldwin and Mill Streets where Grass Park is currently located. Behind the hotel is the Masonic Hall. The church spire in the photograph belongs to the Methodist Church at the south east corner of Mill and Princess Streets.

The Masonic Hall shown in this photograph was built in 1871 and demolished in 1951. The

Methodist Church, shown in this photograph, was built in 1867.

This photograph and article is the property of the Whitby Public Library,

This photograph is a bit of a mystery.

It is a picture of Main Street Brooklin, which is now called Baldwin St., north on a cold winter’s day.
The building in the front still stands and was operated as Audette Antiques (Skyview Electronics today) and it was owned by Marty Wittenbols. (In later years Valerie Hundert ran this business).

Beside it are two old frame buildings and Elliot’s General Store, all of which were demolished to make way for the present CIBC bank branch and its parking lot. This bank is now a CIBC business branch today.

Further down the street (4th) building is the Brooklin Hotel (now the Brooklin Legion today). The next building (5th) beside it is the Balfour building and was the home of the McLeans Discount Centre. We can’t help but wonder what year this photograph would have been taken? Or what were the names of the men?

This photograph and article appeared in the Brooklin Profile on September 11, 1985. This photograph may have originated from the Whitby Archives

Photograph from January 1961 of the Brooklin Market general store.

This photograph is the property of Dorothy Hall Fishley.

Brooklin Flour and Feed Mill 25 Cassels Rd. E

The Brooklin Mill was built in 1848 by Robert Campbell and is considered one of Ontario County's (before Durham region was formed) first flour mills. The present mill building was built in 1848 after a lightning fire had destroyed the original. The original mill was a rectangular shaped building that was made out of brick. Brooklin Mill was converted from water power to electricity in 1917. It operated as a mill from 1848 until 1991.

In 2002 the Brooklin Mill Montessori School opened their school in the old mill. This school will be celebrating their twentieth anniversary in this historic building in 2022. This school is for children from age 12 months and older, to toddler, to pre-school, up to elementary grade 3. This school is a perfect example of adaptive reuse of this historic building.
Did you know that the design of Brooklin Community Centre and Library was influenced by this mill and other buildings in this community?

Architectural elements of the Brooklin Mill, and the area's surviving timber barns all inspired the barn-like design and a-frame roof of the new Brooklin Library and Community centre.

This photograph was taken in 1983 by Jim Russell and is from the Toronto Public Library in the public domain.

A black and white photograph of Frank Luke's home.

This house was located at 85 Baldwin Street near Lynde Creek in Brooklin, Ontario. In the far left corner is the Brooklin Methodist (now United) Church.

A black and white print of the Globe Hote. There is a horse and carriage in the print and people standing outside the hotel. This print comes from "Tremaine's Map of the County of Ontario, Upper Canada".

The Globe Hotel was located at 41 Baldwin Street. It was a frame building located on the east side of Baldwin Street (Highway 12) between Roebuck and Mill Streets (Cassels Road). This is the present site of Grass Park. The Hotel was built before 1860 and destroyed by fire on February 11, 1885.

Joseph Piatti’s Grocery Store 58 Baldwin St.

A black and white photograph from 1944 of Joseph Wesley Piatti's Grocery Store. Inside the store window on the right is an advertisement for Coca Cola. Below the store windows are advertisements for Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. An overhang above the store reads: GROCERIES MEATS J.W. PIATTI PAINTS CHINAWARE. Three people are standing in front of the store. From left to right: Fred Brown, June Louch, John Thompson.

J.W. Piatti's Grocery Store was located at 58 Baldwin Street in what was formerly known as the Balfour building built in 1878 for Mr. R. Balfour. From c.1878 to 1912 it was the location for T.J. Holliday's store.

By May 1959, according to the Brooklin Bulletin Newspaper, this store was named Brown’s Marketeria. There was another store named Kennedys here at this time.

This building is located on the north side of the Brooklin Legion and is now the home of the Prima dance academy. This building has been the home of several different types of businesses including a Pro hardware store in the 70s.

Joseph Piatti was the father in law of Fred Brown. He (Fred) opened the brand new Brooklin Food-master grocery store just a bit north of the former store, and opened up in May of 1967 at 64 Baldwin St. This store later became the Brooklin IGA, and was owned by the Brown family. Many local kids had part time jobs working at this grocery store over the years. The Brooklin Home Hardware store business now occupies the former grocery store at 64 Baldwin St.

The photograph and the article are the property of the Whitby Library and Archives.

This photograph is the property of Vintage Brooklin.

A black and white photograph of the Brooklin Wesleyan Methodist Church, shortly after its completion.

Brooklin Methodist Church was located at 19 Cassels Road East. It was built in 1867 on the southeast corner of Mill Street (Cassels Road) and Princess Street. In 1925 it became the Brooklin United Church. It remains a part of the community and is a beloved landmark in the center of town.

This photograph is the property of the Whitby Library and Archives.

Brooklin Mill Street (Cassels road) looking West From Church Street.

A black and white photograph from 1912 of Brooklin Mill Street looking west from Church Street.

The mill was built in 1848. The Masonic Hall was built in 1871 on the north side of Mill Street (Cassels Road). The Methodist Church was built in 1867 at the south east corner of Mill and Princess Streets.

This article and photograph are the property of the Whitby Library and Archives.

Carnwith Drive in Brooklin is named after James Fleming Carnwith (1894-1977) who purchased the house that is now the alcoholic treatment centre, in 1949. His wife was a daughter of T. G. Gale who operated a lumber company in Oshawa.

The photograph above is from 1870 and was then the residence of Stephen Mead Thomas. This house has a heritage designation and is 161 years old.

The Carnwiths had possibly the first color television in Brooklin which dated from the mid 1950s. It had a round picture tube and the color was very intense. The Carnwiths lived in the house at 90 Colston Avenue for nearly 30 years..

This mansion has been the home of the Paul J. Sullivan centre alcoholic treatment centre since 1987.

This article and photograph are the property of the Whitby Library and Archives.

Cassels Road was previously named Mill st at the west end.

Cassels Road in Brooklin was named after a Toronto lawyer named Cassels, who was a partner with several other lawyers in establishing the Meadowcrest subdivision in Brooklin in the 1950s. Several members of the Cassels family in different generations were lawyers. He was a legal partner with George Ferguson, who established the Meadowcrest subdivision in 1954.

Question for some of our older members, do you know the first name of the Cassels involved with Brooklin? According to the Vipond family, it was Walter G. Cassels that was involved with the Meadowcrest subdivision.

Cassels Road, named about 1954 or 1955, was originally called Mill Street, because the Brooklin Flour Mill was on this road. Originally, there was no bridge over the creek by the Mill, so the road west of the Mill was named Mill Street, and east of the Mill, King Street.

This photograph was taken in 1909 on Mill Street (Cassels Road) looking east from Baldwin Street. The is street was renamed in the 1950s. Picket fences were common at this time. The church in this picture is the Methodist Church (now the United Church)was built in 1867 on the south-east corner of Mill Street and Princess Street. The empty lot is occupied today with a new store called Humphries. The house that is shown on the right side is the Grass house.

This article and photograph are the property of the Whitby Library and Archives.

This photograph is the property of the Whitby Library and Archives.

Brooklin Mill Street (Cassels road) looking West From Church Street

A black and white photograph from 1912 of Brooklin Mill Street looking west from Church Street.

The mill was built in 1848. The Masonic Hall was built in 1871 on the north side of Mill Street (Cassels Road). The Methodist Church was built in 1867 at the south east corner of Mill and Princess Streets.

This photograph and article are the property of the Whitby Library and Archives.

A black and white photograph from 1915 of three houses on Mill Street.

The houses in this photograph from left to right were owned by Dr. James Moore, Uriah Jones, Bill Blight.

This article and photograph are the property of the Whitby Library and Archives.

A black and white photograph from 1924 of Thearn Kivell standing in front of the Brooklin Bakery Delivery Truck.

Thearn Kivell was the driver for Brooklin Bakery for over 20 years. The Brooklin Bakery was located at 4 Roebuck Street, on the north side of Roebuck Street between Baldwin Street and Mill Street (Cassels Road). The bakery was demolished in November 1983.

This article and photograph are the property of the Whitby Library and Archives.

A black and white photograph from 1907 of Baldwin Street looking north from Campbell Street. At left is the Brooklin Hotel (located at the north west corner of Baldwin and Campbell Streets).

The white building beside it is the T.J. Holliday grocery and dry-goods store. At right is a bridge over Lynde Creek. There are several people in the photograph. The person third from the left is Ernest Whiteford. At the far right is Jack Allems.

Inscriptions: Off right and to the centre of the postcard: "MAIN ST. BROOKLIN".

This article and photograph are the property of the Whitby Library and Archives.

This building was located at 57 Baldwin Street, Brooklin. It was built in 1855 as a Wesleyan Methodist Church on Winchester Road East and was moved after 1868 to 57 Baldwin Street and turned into Morley Ross's Store.

Did you know this building still exists today?

Now home to Natural Active Health - right next door to Brooklin General Store.