- John McCurdy
- 01 Aug 2016
The Private, Public, and the Possible
PPPs and the Preservation of Heritage Properties Returning to Hamilton in the spring of 2013 after living out west for five years, I would soon find myself discussing with then City of Hamilton Ward 1...
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- Dev Team
- 10 Jul 2016
Advancing Auchmar
The importance of public ownership for Hamilton’s grand estate In the field of heritage conservation, certainty fuels progress. It provides a stable foundation needed to plan for the long term, ...
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- Dev Team
- 10 Jul 2016
Story and Structure
An architectural perspective on heritage My parents’ house backs on to a ravine that forms part of the Dundas Conservation Area. It connects to a seemingly endless array of trails and paths that ski...
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- Dev Team
- 06 Jul 2016
The Hamilton Club
A showcase of Hamilton’s heritage and contemporary class Founded in 1873, The Hamilton Club is a unique study in contrasts. While the members of the club include many of the city’s most pr...
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- Dev Team
- 11 Feb 2015
The Gowlings Building, the story of an urban icon
Hamilton roared with ambition in the 1920s. It was a decade defined by a booming postwar economy that rose to fulfill the wants and needs of a growing consumer class. Arts, culture and commerce all fl...
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- Dev Team
- 31 Dec 2014
A landmark restored | LiUNA Station
Old train stations hold such great history within their walls. It’s not the same with airports. No one looks at an airport and says, “Oh my god, look how beautiful it is! Imagine all the people wh...
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- 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...
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- Dev Team
- 29 Sep 2014
The Creation of Durand Park
By Dr. Diane Dent September 1972 was a turning point for neighbourhood action and citizen participation in Hamilton. A set of related happenings – including block busting, intimidation, the demo...
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- Dev Team
- 06 Jun 2014
One last look inside the James Street Baptist Church
Read the interview with developer Louie Santaguida here
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- Dev Team
- 01 Aug 2011
The Old Carnegie Library
It’s easy to miss, partly hidden by a shrub. But at Main and MacNab, not far from where commuters catch the B-Line, there is a cornerstone. A date is etched upon it: Aug. 23rd, 1911. Yes, on a warm ...
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