Buildings | CEKAN

Michael Kras
02 May 2022

Doors Open Hamilton is coming back for 2022

An annual Hamilton event that lets locals take a peek inside of some of the city’s most beautiful and intriguing heritage sites is making a return for 2022. Doors Open Hamilton has announced that it...

Thomas Allen
06 Oct 2017

Dundas District Ghost Tales

When I was asked by Urbanicity to write an article on haunted buildings in Hamilton I didn’t know what to think or what to write about, but I was excited. I’m no ghost hunter, but I’ve heard man...

Carol Priamo
07 Feb 2017

The Gutting of the Gore

On January 25th, after a long four year process and much debate, Hamilton City Council voted to approve the demolition of four heritage buildings on the south side of Gore Park. After years of demolit...

Dev Team
12 Nov 2014

7 prime retail locations waiting for your business

1. Treble Hall This gorgeous space just off the corner of King and John North is steps from the beautifully renewed Royal Connaught which has been converted into condos and is already more than 70 per...

Dev Team
31 Oct 2014

3 beautiful downtown theatres we don’t have anymore

Palace Theatre – 137 King Street East Originally opened in the 1920s and The Pantages Theatre, it was renames the Palace Theatre in 1941. It had just over 2,200 seats and a capacity for 3,500 pa...

Dev Team
30 Oct 2014

Sandyford Place | Saved and Restored

By Dr. Diane Dent Many regard Sandyford Place as the foremost surviving stone terrace in Canada. Today, it stands majestic and fully functional at the corner of Duke Street and MacNab Street South in ...

Dev Team
28 Jul 2014

The Right House | The Ten List

The Right House is a landmark building in the streetscape of downtown Hamilton. It was designed by local architect William Stewart & Son in 1890 for merchant, former schoolteacher, and Irish immig...