What street did Gretzky's family move to in Brantford when he was a baby?

When Wayne Gretzky was a baby, his family moved to Varadi Avenue in Brantford, Ontario. The Gretzkys moved into the house about seven months after Wayne’s birth in January 1961.

The location mattered because the property had a broad, relatively flat backyard. Wayne’s father, Walter Gretzky, used that space to build and flood a small outdoor rink each winter. The family rink became known informally as the “Wally Coliseum” and was central to Wayne’s early development.

The house is often discussed alongside Gretzky’s grandparents’ farm, where he first skated on ice. Those are different locations: Varadi Avenue was the family home and backyard-rink setting, while the farm was the site of his first ice skating.

Some references call the location “Varadi Avenue,” while heritage records may describe the address as Varadi Street. In the context of Gretzky biographies and this quiz question, Varadi Avenue is the established answer.