That's so cool.

I don't have an old photo to contribute, but I am doing a little research on the house we bought. We were told it was built in 1929/30. But then I found the 1922 City of Hamilton Directory, 49th edition, published by Henry Vernon & Son.

This Directory is a great resource. Here's a link: http://archive.org/stream/vernonhami...ge/n3/mode/2up

The streets are listed alphabetically.

Our street address shows up, with the name of the occupant. So it was built perhaps a few years earlier than 1922.

I started looking into the 1911 Census, but there is no specific Ward 3 enumeration, as far as I can tell.

Now I'm determined to do more digging!

http://archive.org/stream/vernonhami...ge/n3/mode/2up

That link is a great find! I have to show my neighbour this...

Thought it was time I posted more old pics......
 

All posts this time courtesy Hamilton Public Library......
Will give you brief description on each.

.... to start off

Where York Blvd, Plains Rd & Hwy 6 meet.... note the Neilson Sign a neon wonder way back when...
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...northwest2.jpg

E.D.Smith in Winona .... anyone out there still like HP Sauce?
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...ter/1-1a27.jpg

Desjardins Canal before the High Level Bridge was there...
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...eter/1-1a9.jpg

The old Hamilton Forum on Barton St.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...ter/1-1-2t.jpg

View looking east on King from Catherine...
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...eter/1-1o4.jpg

Corner of King and John
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...eter/1-1o3.jpg

Building the Skyway
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...1-1-1a10-1.jpg

Looking north on Beach Blvd. towards the canal.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...ter/1899-2.jpg

Aerial of Dofasco ... "X" intersection at bottom is Ottawa St & Beach Rd.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...er/1947-1b.jpg

After one of Hamiltons more famous blizzards..
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...ter/1898-3.jpg

Crowning the fountain in Gore Park...
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...eter/a-1a9.jpg

Hunter Street Central Collegiate before the big fire...
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...xeter/a-3f.jpg

Paddy Green's on Main West at Longwood Rd.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...r/1-1-1a31.jpg

Forgot to add to above.... requests.....
 

Anyone enjoying this thread.... please search mom and dads old photos or even grandma & grandpas..... I am hoping someone will have any of the following

1. Queenston Rd. Traffic circle.... 1950-1960
2. Strathearne Ave hydro field .... anytime up to 1960.
3. Brickyard.... Lawrence Rd & Ottawa St. up to 1960.
4. Color photos of Piggot Bldg floodlit crown during Christmas & East/West view of bldg NOT from street view but from approx. same height as top.
5. Strathcona St. School fire....
6. Inside or outside views of:
Hal Wagoners Melody Lane at the Center.
Rileys Hobby Shop on King St. east.
The Conservatory of Music on James St. S. (before 1960)
The old YWCA bldg on Main West between Main & McNab.
7. Color photos of the following signs...
...atop the old Hoover Bldg, Barton & Gage.
...the old Simpson-Sears roof sign...
...the red Dofasco sign atop the bldg facing south
...the Stelco sign overlooking the bay.
...the Red Feather sign atop the old YWCA bldg.

If you can post, great..... or contact me on this forum and i would post for you. Please provide your normal email addy to make it easier if you wish.

Never doubt what you can find online....
 

Ok.... here's one that floored me.... from the HPL online archive
I am in this pic taken in '56.... won't say which one... only i am a senior now;)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...2191087937.jpg

3 Rare Photos
 

Thanks to Scott Forsyth for direction to online photos submissions by Ross Taylor


The Neilson Sign
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...BHS064043f.jpg

Hydro Field at Elgin St.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...BHS064663f.jpg

Burlington Country Club.... 1915 .... before the Brant Inn was there...
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...BHS064652f.jpg

Amazing, thanks! I'm looking for any photos of John Street - the older the better. Anything between Hunter and Wilson. They seem to be elusive as all downtown commercial district photos tend to be king or james

Postcard View
 

here's one Scott Forsyth emailed me last night....http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/...an/westend.jpg

History of Old James Street Area
 

Wonderful pictures - thank you for putting this all together.

My grandparents arrived in Hamilton in 1910 and are recorded in the 1911 census as living at 65 Cannon (East near Catharine). In 1915, he opened a shop at Park and Cannon, pictured here, and later the Shekter Building which still stands at 189-191 James North.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/organiz...57632297171330

Interesting pictures!
 

I stumbled upon this website when curious of what the old school looked like that once stood on what is now Beemer Park. Many old, now demolished buildings that people took pictures of and walked through before they were gone. Pictures of the Century Theater's interior too...

Click me for link to pics

new images and information can be found on "Vintage Hamilton's" Facebook page. Hundreds of people rehashing their experiences, pictures and stories everyday!

Sometimes I go to the forum when I want to cry :)

I remember being quite confused when I first saw this photo. What threw me off is the road running off to the west which is, I later found out, Longwood road. Must have been a beautiful drive in spite of the little shanty town down at the water's edge.

Found this web site of old Hamilton pictures.

http://jimbos.bravepages.com/

Some great pictures! And not the usual ones we see recycled over and over again. Good find!

Totally unrecognisable photo here. Looks like it was taken, perhaps, in the 1950s. $100 to anybody who can guess this location.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa4c45c28.jpg
source

Chop Suey House. Part of Hamilton's previous Chinatown centred around John N.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa3c9a582.jpg
source

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Not so fast!

Main Street West, looking west from Caroline Street. The building with the round front is the Elmar House. They tore it down and the new building became the Elmar tavern. Used to drink there when they served 20 cent drafts. It is now an East Indian Restaurant I think called Modern. Kitty corner to it is the federal building. The next street is Hess. The building on the corner is still there minus the porch. Across is the city run high rise at 181 Main Street West. The next street with the Texaco station is Queen with the jog that is still there today.

A quick way to find out where it is, is to save the image. Sometimes the name of the intersection is the image files name. If not, you can do a reverse google image search and you can find websites where this image was posted and it will most likely tell you where it was taken...

I saved the Main and Caroline image and the file name was "MainandCaroline_zpsa4c45c28.jpg". Voila!