◄Hamilton 2007 Year in Review►

flar · #1 Posted **Dec 10, 2007, 9:39 PM**

2007 Neighbourhood Tours:

"The largest fabric and textile district in Canada"
Another incredible Hamilton neighbourhood: Kirkendall
Hamilton Mountain: Concession Street
Inner City Beauty: A fine urban neighbourhood
Spring in the Valley: Dundas, ON
A leisurely stroll through the inner city (urbanity+grit)
Twilight of the Industrial Age
Twilight of the Industrial Age II
Old school suburbia: A profile of one of Canada's first and finest suburbs
<<-nite-life->>
Ancaster: Hamilton's wealthiest suburb
Corktown: an urban neighbourhood in Hamilton
A small taste of Europe in Hamilton

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matt602 · #2 Posted **Dec 10, 2007, 10:06 PM**

Was a good year and the next one should be even better

#3 Posted **Dec 10, 2007, 10:37 PM**

The Hammer is a maddddd dynamic city. Love it!

I was in the car and was going to Oakville the other night with my family and discovered the best skyline shot ever. Hwy 6 heading downhill to the 403 at night...it was beautiful. You gotta get on that. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me.

denveraztec · #4 Posted **Dec 10, 2007, 10:51 PM**

Fantastic thread!

boden · #5 Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 2:18 AM**

You've become an institution....and one that always puts a smile on my face!

DC83 · #6 Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 3:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by Cambridgite

The Hammer is a maddddd dynamic city. Love it!

I was in the car and was going to Oakville the other night with my family and discovered the best skyline shot ever. Hwy 6 heading downhill to the 403 at night...it was beautiful. You gotta get on that. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me.

There are TONS of great-but-diffifult-to-reach places for amazing skyline views:
- Valley Inn Rd in Aldershot near the RBG
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...&t=h&z=16&om=1
-Syndenham Rd in Dundas
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...&t=h&z=17&om=1
(if you look closer to the bottom of the road b4 it goes down the escarpment & zoom in, you'll actually see a rest area where people stop and admire the skyline all the time)

Flar. Thanks for making my (our) city so damn beautiful!!

entheosfog · #7 Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 3:20 AM**

Stunning, absolutely stunning!

MobyLL · #8 Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 3:34 AM**

DAAAMMNN -- Those are some amazing photos flar... thanks for posting.
Was this for a movie shoot?

flar · #9 Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 2:45 PM**

^^Yes, that's from the Incredible Hulk set, I was waiting for someone to catch that.

@Cambridgite: I love the view from Hwy 6, I'm going to go up there for pics someday but it's difficult because there's no pedestrian access on that highway and it's really busy.

@DC83: Thanks for the info on that Aldershot location, I'll check that out someday too. These ones are from Sydenham Rd early in the morning:

Keng · #10 Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 4:41 PM**

Great stuff! Love the person walking with the cane, shot from above, and anytime a city can double as N.Y. that's gotta say something...

Canasian · #11 Posted **Dec 11, 2007, 4:47 PM**

Best Hamilton thread ever! Really vibrant!!!

SteelTown · #12 Posted **Dec 12, 2007, 4:50 PM**

You have done an absolute magnificent job flar! Seriously. All SSP Hamilton forumers owe you a great gratitude for helping improve Hamilton's image. Thank you.

The most outstanding 2007 SSP Hamiltonian forumer award goes to......flar!

Good job!

4orty4th · #13 Posted **Dec 13, 2007, 12:26 AM**

Thanks for opening my eyes to the hidden delights of the Hammer ... you certainly manage to make it look good!

Hozay · #14 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 3:53 AM**

Incredible

Austinlee · #15 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 5:47 AM**

I don't think i had ever even heard of Hamilton at the beginning of this year.. And since then I have seen so many great photo threads of the place. Thanks Flar! You've educated someone.

Bergenser · #16 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 4:59 PM**

Seconded, good job flar!
By the way, Hamilton looks like one of the most amazing cities in the world.

DC83 · #17 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 10:46 PM**

Flar, we always bug you about publishing your work in some sort of book.

But you know what? I was shopping other day, and noticed every other city in Ontario has their own Calendar. Why not take your work and publish it in Calendar-form?
I know I (and every other Hamilton forumer) would buy it and proudly display it. Myself, I'd have one at home AND one at work!!

flar · #18 Posted **Dec 21, 2007, 3:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bergenser

Seconded, good job flar!
By the way, Hamilton looks like one of the most amazing cities in the world.

Well maybe not quite, but still pretty amazing from an urban enthusiast's perspective

@the rest of you: thanks for the kind words

@DC83: I actually thought of the calendar idea last week--I even know a guy with a printing business that does calendars--but it's too close to 2008 for any commercial venture. I'm going to try for a 2009 calendar. Black's or Shoppers Drug Mart can make individual calendars though so if you (or anyone else) wants one for 2008 let me know.

KevinFromTexas · #19 Posted **Dec 23, 2007, 5:59 AM**

Good stuff flar. Enjoyed every bit of it, both times.

realcity · #20 Posted **Dec 23, 2007, 11:12 PM**

incredible thanks Flar