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@isaidso: Hamilton is now doing quite well economically, it just hasn't translated much to the lower city, and especially downtown--yet. But there are finally a few big projects happening downtown, with actual shovels in the ground. Small condos projects are popping up, with actual buildings being renovated and built. I still think it will be a long time before there is a wholesale change of fortune for downtown Hamilton.

Like Matt602 says, there are still a lot of historic buildings being lost. And there is still a negative mentality and unwillingness by the city to make simple changes for the better (like eliminating now-unecessarily-huge one-way streets through residential areas that were built to move thousands of factory workers quickly through the city)


@xzmattzx: Custom House and the Port Authority are in the North end. They're both tucked away in places you won't notice them. Custom House is on Stuart St. between MacNab and Bay. The Port Authority building is a beauty, located at the very end of James North near the West Harbour. The big building at James and Mulberry is the Armoury, where the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry is based. So basically there is an army base in the middle of the arts district.