Old Pics Of Hamilton

[thistleclub]

Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

What's happening in the foreground of that last Kresge's shot? I can't figure it out.

Picture is from May 1984, about 10 months after the Gore Park Massacre. Concrete was in vogue, trees less so:

The outcry that had come with the chopping down of the trees was nothing compared with the reaction when two concrete block buildings started going up. Tony Butler, of the Hamilton Historic Board and a local architect, attacked the plan. He checked the drawings and said "They are totally inappropriate to the character of the city...I'm ashamed to see what's happening in Gore Park."....Council member were caught off balance by the vehemence of the protests and, while some of them staunchly defended the plan other "called the buildings too overpowering and monstrosities...[and] urged scrapping present plans and starting over.... In November of 1984 the renovations to the park and adjoining roadway were completed at a cost of $2.5 million."

The Gore Park Massacre carried an estimated price tag of $715,000.

Also: The Spec newsstand out front of Kresges is cute.

[Paul29]

Originally Posted by thistleclub

The Spec newsstand out front of Kresges is cute.

I worked at Kresge's for about 4 years through high school part time and the same 2 guys were in the Spec box 6 days a week all day.

I remember the one at King and James too.

[Katrillion]

Atleast Gore Park has nice trees now lol

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Coolness.

Yeah, I didn't look closely at that TH&B shot the first time round. It's definitely got a 1980s NYC vibe - love it.

[Ahatmose]

False ceiling at The Lyric Theater



Apparently it was just some chicken wire covered with a paste of some sort.

“Chicken wire, asbestos and a little plaster with paint on the bottom–watch.”

He tossed a golf ball sized bit of crumbled brick onto the material, then, with a little ripping noise, the chunk tore through the surface leaving a neat round hole behind.

We could hear it ricochet across the wall, and then the floor below. I would make sure to stay on the plank as the two of us moved across the suspended ceiling. The steel bands holding up the ceiling we were using as a floor were marked with rust: they did not exactly inspire confidence.

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