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Peel County, Ontario Genealogy & History More Canadian Resources | More Ontario Resources More Peel County Resources BOOK - Acres of Glass, The Story of the Dale Estate and How Brampton Became "The Flower Town". By: Dale O'Hara. 
It originated with an entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to succeed in
the new world. It grew from an innate love of roses, their beauty, their
scent and their challenge. It was tempered with a serendipitous meeting of
two different business approaches. It forged the largest and most
successful cut flower operation of its time. It expanded over the course of
one hundred years from a solitary greenhouse to over forty acres under glass
and then, within a span of ten years, it disappeared without a trace. It was
the Dale EstateAcres of Glass is a story of a family, of pride and ambition, of soaring dreams and unbridled success, and of security and stability for Brampton, a small Ontario town in Peel County that grew to be recognized internationals as the Flower Town of Canada. It is the story of the rise and fall of the company known as the Dale Estate, the third largest greenhouse operation in the world, a company that survived two world wars, a flu pandemic and the Great Depression, but could not withstand the crushing wheel of progress and the changing economy. About the author: Dale O'Hara was born and raised in Brampton, a fifth generation member of the Dale family. Recently returned from a teaching career, this is her first book. Dale resides in Caledon with her family and her garden of over 45 roses, one of which is an original Dale Rose bush. 170 pages Hardcover 8.5 X 11" Index Bibliography Photos Illustrations ISBN 978-896973-39-5
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