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The Merchant's Bank of Canada opened this east end branch on the corner of Holton Avenue and King Street East in 1914. http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ 14 Bay St S 1940 - 1950 Hamilton Motor Products was located at 132 Main Street West. The dealership opened in 1936 with a display room on Main Street and the repair shops attached to them but with the entrance off Bay Street South, just north of Main Street.. The business closed their doors at this location in 2006 and moved up the mountain. HPL |
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The Triton Hotel on Main Street West. The Triton Hotel, at 60 Main Street West, opened as the Ritz Men’s Club Hotel in 1927, catering to an exclusive list of doctors, lawyers and bankers. In 1948, William Stuart of Toronto bought the hotel with its 34 guest bedrooms. His was the first Hamilton Hotel to introduce honky-tonk piano. It closed in 1968, and soon after the city took possession of the hotel. http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ 1952 Palmerston Terrace on the south side of Jackson St. West, west of Park Street was torn down in the late 1950s to make way for the new City Hall. |
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Looking south, along Park Street at City Hall (1962). http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ This branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce was located on King Street East at Wellington. The building was demolished in 1959 to make way for a new modern branch. http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ St. John's Presbyterian Church stood at the corner of Emerald Street and King Street East. It was torn down in 1975 to make way for Park Place an apartment/retail complex. The amalgamated congregation of St. John and St. Andrew Presbyterian Church continues to worship in a church attached to this building. |
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Howell's Drug Store on the corner of King Street East at Mary. http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ The King's Cafe was located on 28 John St. N. as photographed in January 1978. |
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127 King St E, Hamilton, 1950 - 1960 Canada Business College stood at the corner of King Street East and Catherine Street South http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ 137 King St E, This picture of the Palace Theatre was taken during the 1940s. The theatre opened as the Pantages in 1920, a combination vaudeville/motion picture theatre, it had 2007 seats. In 1930 it was renamed the Palace. The theatre closed in 1972 and the building was torn down. |
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Oh man, I just OD'd. Thanks for all that sweet, sweet history.
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205-217 Cannon St E 1940 - 1950 Orange Crush is an orange-flavoured soft drink that was invented by Clayton J. Powel of Los Angeles, California in 1916. By 1921 there was an Orange-Crush Bottling Company office in Hamilton http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ Construction of the Lister Block on James Street South after a fire destroyed the building on February 23, 1923. |
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Under Construction in 1970, 25 Charlton Avenue East http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ 1955 http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ 1932 - Mount Hamilton Hospital. The first building of the Mount Hamilton Hospital opened as a veteran’s hospital in April of 1917. The Nora-Frances Henderson Convalescent Hospital was built on the same site. http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ Wentworth Radio & Auto Supply Co. Ltd., 179 Ottawa Street North. |
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King Street East and Main Street East., 1956 http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ 1959 - The Imperial Bank of Canada opened its first branch in Hamilton in 1899. This branch was located at 39 James Street South between King and Main Streets. http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ 10 John St S, 1900 - 1910 Germania Hotel at the north-west corner of Main Street East and John Street |
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1900 - 1910 Armoury Hotel (Hotel Hamilton) on James Street North, at the corner of Mulberry Street -- 193-5 James Street North. At one time this hotel was a flophouse. The building has been converted into an artist studio complex. http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ 1920 - 1930 The Corktown Irish Ale House can trace its roots back more than 75 years. Located at the corner of Young and Ferguson streets, the building was at one time a store and then Gurry's Hotel. The building still stands today, newly refurbished but still retaining its charm and ambiance. |
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Local architect and merchant Charles Mills founded Mills Hardware, a hardware store for farmers, in 1906. The store was originally on John street, moved to Barton street, then relocated to 95 King Street East in 1911. http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ Captain Kingscote's Company in front of the Crystal Palace in Victoria Park. This company was part of the Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade and headquartered in the Crystal Palace. The brigade was sent to Hamilton in response to the Trent Affair, a diplomatic incident arising from Britain's support of the Confederate States in the American Civil War. The brigade was stationed in Hamilton from 1862 to 1864. http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ North side of the traffic circle in Westdale in the 1930s. At that time the west-bound traffic drove in the north lane and the east-bound traffic drove in the south lane. In the centre of the traffic circle was a small grass park. The image shows the Westdale Theatre which had opened in September of 1935 as the first theatre in Hamilton built specifically for sound motion pictures and the first with air conditioning. One of the films playing is Three Smart Girls which starred Deanna Durbin in her first featured role. This movie made her a star. The other movie playing is One In A Million which starred Olympic ice skating star Sonja Henie in her first American movie role. Both films were released in 1936. Also visible are Abbott's Hardware and the Westdale Drug Store. |
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The Wentworth Arms Hotel after a fire. -- Main Street East. The Wentworth Arms Hotel used to be at Main and Hughson streets. The hotel was hit by a tragic fire on Christmas Day 1976. Six died, and most of the hotel burned down. The arsonist who set the fire pleaded insanity. https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...98459614_n.jpg Then: The Wentworth Arms Hotel in 1936. Now: A parking lot in 2014 FB-VH |
^Another empty lot - going on forty years.
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But had that fire not happened, I'd be lamenting the existence of such a building, even given the barren parking lot that replaced it. U-G-L-Y Otherwise, with all your other posts Captain, you're killin' us here. :cheers: |
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1959 - Located at 37 James Street South, this was originally the Bank of Toronto. http://www.historypin.com/services/t...40/quality/80/ 1976 |
And then Mr Blanchard demolished that one, if I'm not mistaken. Bummer.
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Dunno. I get the feeling those buildings were attached, were they not?
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Guess what my girlfriend found by chance... it's reprinted in Pardon my Lunchbucket, funny enough, and credited to Hamilton Spectator 1964.
This is not cropped as much as the one posted earlier. I wonder if there's an even wider shot in the spec archives? I want this on a poster! http://s25.postimg.org/5qdems1bz/lunchbucket.jpg |
:previous: I'm still perplexed over the dark "cloud" at the north end of James. Was there a caption in the book?
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No caption... gonna have to go through the microfilms I guess!
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Show it to Brian Henley or the other experts at the Central Library. They might know what the dealio is with that cloud. Is it a cloud? I'm still not sure what I'm looking at.
Anyway, it's a great shot - almost a New York City vibe. I can imagine some jive bass gettin' twanged in the background and the sound of a thousand horns blaring. Something Barney Miller-esque. Wicked. |
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For some reason I'm always hopeful that I'll find myself as a young lad in one of these old Hamilton pictures. |
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Now there's a street I'd like to cruise down.
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One of the very rare cases in Hamilton where the street used to be a LOT wider. I'm glad they built the parkette in front of the Royal Connaught and choked the street down to the 3 lanes or whatever it is now. The neon lights on the buildings sure do look cool though.
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Centennial Celebration at King & John, Hamilton. 1913 https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...75330191_n.jpg 1981 at the Chicken Roost (with a slight name change)...but look at the lineup... the reason being they rrrolled back prices to match the prices of 1948. https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...91305143_o.jpg C.N.R. steam excursion arriving in Hamilton, 1976. https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...74753124_o.jpg 1930 https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...66088595_n.jpg Advertised as the world's largest stamp & coin retailer - 136 Centennial Parkway North Facebook - Vintage Hamilton |
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I have found pictures of the reservoir at James St and in the east end of Hamilton but can't seem to find any images of the reservoir I believe was just west of the 15th hole on The Beddoe Golf Course. Can anyone help ? Cheers https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...57366570_o.jpg https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...06106850_n.jpg Cheers |
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"In June of 1898, the Spectator moved into the six storey building on James Street North where it remained until 1921. The building, designed by W. P. Wilton, and built in 1898, was the first modern office building on the block. This six-storey building was said to have been one of the finest office buildings in either Toronto or Hamilton at the time of its erection. The front of the building was constructed with rubbed Connecticut brown stone and manganese pressed brick, and was topped with a copper cornice. Th main entrances on James Street were ornamental, while the halls were faced with enameled brick, and the floors were finished in a marble mosaic construction. The staircase had carved mewels and turned balustrades, while the offices were furnished in native woods. The then modern building was equipped with electricity. The upper floors were rented out as office space, the second floor housed the editorial staff, and the ground floor contained the Spectator’s main offices. A three-storey building, located behind the main building, housed the type setting machines and the printing presses. An editorial appearing in the paper of April 9, 1898, referred to the Spectator office as "the newspaper palace." https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...50920878_o.jpg The Mountain Theater on Concession St., 1948. https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...08313536_o.jpg 20's view of Wolfe Island, looking towards Hamilton. If you look closely along top of photo, you can make out the High Level Bridge. https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...04374636_n.jpg On July 21, 1959, Reginald Smith, along with an accomplice, robbed the Market Street Branch of $2000.00. Other key players included: bank manager, Bert Springer; bank accountant, Thomas Bell; bank tellers, Elizabeth Szilagyi, Gail Purmal, Mary Martin; police officers, Bob Balnaves, Gary Kingaff. Full details can be found in the Globe and Mail dated July 21, 1959. The accomplice managed to escape and none of the money taken from the bank was recovered. https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...30562235_o.jpg TD Market branch at the North West corner of James and Merrick. Eaton's and parking lot can be seen across the street. All the buildings in this picture have disappeared. Facebook - Vintage Hamilton |
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1914 - This picture shows a colony of houses, ranging from shacks to substantial dwellings, which were situated along the shoreline of the Desjardins Canal. By 1928, plans to beautify the northwestern entrance to Hamilton were being finalized and eviction notices were served to the tenants of the boathouses. While it took longer than anticipated, the community would be eventually removed, leaving only memories and few photographs. https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...30086479_n.jpg 192-? - An early twentieth century rendering of the Hamilton Uniform Cap Co. located at 214 King William Street https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...99342817_n.jpg 169 James Street North, west side just north of cannon. Building on right is the Orange Lodge. Pre 1914 FB - VH |
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1958 view of the of the site of the City Hall soon to begin construction. Likely taken from the Federal Building. https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...56556229_n.jpg Coming up the Sherman cut, 1962. (ish) FB - VH |
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^Looks like the English countryside. Beautiful.
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^^Damn, that film is amaze-balls. It took me a minute to place - the cable cars and the tower at the end of the street gave it away, however. Anyone care to hazard a guess?
The slo-mo and the jive music give the film a strangely relaxed and soothing vibe which completely belies the obvious chaos in the street. Love it. Hamilton would have looked quite similar, I'd imagine. Here's a similar video of Vancouver from the same period. |
I'm surprised the LRT opponents haven't made use of these videos yet. Look at those cars almost getting hit! All the pedestrians walking right across the tracks into harm's way!! And the horses... somebody... please... save the horses!!! ;)
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Saw that video a few years ago... it's San Francisco 1905. What makes it crucial footage is that it was before their huge earthquake.
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^Ah...interesting.
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