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Hamilton, Ontario: Downtown

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Rambles in the Rustbelt is a series of audio explorations celebrating heritage architecture around the great lakes region. In this episode, Benjamin A. Vazquez leads us on a tour of downtown Hamilton, Ontario. Join us for this walk and explore the area.
Written and narrated by: Benjamin A. Vazquez
Edited by: Melissa Parrott
Music by: Jeremy Gallagher
Sources:
Historical Hamilton
Downtown Hamilton: The Heart of It All
'The Grand Old Buildings of Hamilton'
Brian Henley
'Hamilton: An Illustrated History'
John C. Weaver
'Hamilton: A People's History'
Bill Freeman
The Hamilton Centennial: 1846-1946
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Photo Credits:
Downtown Hamilton: The Heart of It All
'The Grand Old Buildings of Hamilton'
Brian Henley
'Hamilton: An Illustrated History'
John C. Weaver
Vintage Hamilton
The Hamilton Public Library
Historypin
The Hamilton Club

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@paulrobinson5833 2 года назад

My great grandfather was a mason foreman on the beautiful Piggot building ,a little proud.

@AlexFlockhart 4 года назад

"Prostitution and widespread drunkenness" - a tradition not lost to Barton St.

@MsBarbaraLee 4 года назад

lol..the buildings they tore down on King W to build Jackson Sq used to have hookers in just about every doorway. 'Good' women didn't go downtown after dinner and travel that part of the street on foot!

@AlexFlockhart 4 года назад

@@MsBarbaraLee Soo... no changes then?

@MsBarbaraLee 4 года назад

@@AlexFlockhart gee, can't remember the last time hookers flocked to the downtown core instead of hanging out around Emerald St N from King to Barton...lmao

@AlexFlockhart 4 года назад

@@MsBarbaraLee That's true, I was kidding but yeah the streetwalkers usually keep to barton/Burlington street.

@paulrobinson5833 3 года назад

No shit!

@user-to1yw8vv2k 6 месяцев назад

Downtown Hamilton is booming and going through a several billion dollar building blitz . The city always had amazing bones and was always underrated. Yes many treasures were lost unfortunately

@dougfoley4388 8 лет назад

Good show - even with the mispronunciations. Man, did we ever have a beautiful downtown at one point. So much Victorian, classical and Second Empire architecture but alas almost all gone in the name of so-called progress and urban renewal.

@ramblesintherustbelt 8 лет назад

There's still a lot of good stuff left, but yes - half the cities in the region have destroyed much of their Victorian cores. We're very much paying for it now.

@brianchristmas1516 7 лет назад

Even the mid-century modern buildings that were turned into parking lots.

@teegeemedia 5 лет назад

It's tragic, really ... faceless condos and big box stores are eating up everything.

@scottkernaghan2600 4 года назад

Have you seen and heard my song and video tribute to Hamilton? It's called Rock the Hammer. I thought we needed our own song! Linked here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Tc2K6ESrTgQ.html

@FWCaptain-kv6sm 4 дня назад

i lived by the brick factory on lawrence road balsam ave s

@Stecbine 5 лет назад

Sad that we lost so many historic beauties!

@34yearold 3 года назад

Oh Hamilton, so much to answer for. What have you done?

@qualityman1965 3 года назад

I lived in several places downtown in the 1980s, and to this day I love walking around and think of my younger years. I take my kids for drives all over the city and talk to them about so my historical places and ones dear to me. 2 years ago I took them to the donut stop on Parkdale north. They were laughing and giggling. Oh well.

@thatcanadian6698 3 года назад

As a lifelong Hamiltonian I will never forgive city council for destroying Gore Park. Cutting down all those big, beautiful trees should have led to criminal charges.

@pingpong3311 3 года назад

Environmental damage

@youtubehatesus2651 Год назад

looks very interesting. I lived there for many years (17) and always liked it a lot. I may move back.

@youtubehatesus2651 Год назад

thank you

@dawnsacks5161 2 года назад

There’s still a lot around. All four corners or James and main for example. A lot is gone but unlike most cities Hamilton repurposed a few and restored quite a few. Love our downtown

@pingpong3311 2 года назад

Don't blame Hamilton, blame the fuckers that voted for the demolitions for modern urbanism.

@rossanobonito1892 4 месяца назад

This was great! ❤

@gokukevind 6 лет назад

I'm currently doing an essay on Saint Patricks. Phenomenal building. Also, I had the pleasure of taking a class with Dr. Weaver.

@Cyberpuppy63 5 лет назад

After S.S. Kresge moved to where the twin CCIB is now located, the building was called Woolworths, up until about 1978.

@tiae.475 2 месяца назад

Nice job!🏦🏢🏗️

@dougsouthon3437 8 лет назад

The Royal Connaught is pronounced .... "Cunnot" and not "Conneeot" and "Hughson" St. is pronounced "Hewson", not "Hugson" ... the Treble Hall is pronounded "Trebel' and not "Treeble" and the Piggot building was finished in early 1930, not 1927. Centenary is more well known as "Cen-Ten-Ary" and not "Centeneeree"

@ramblesintherustbelt 8 лет назад

Thanks for the corrections. Pronunciations are always a bit of guesswork when I'm working with exclusively paper sources. I'm painfully aware I'm not always guessing correctly. There were a couple of ghastly errors in the Downtown Detroit videos.

@ramblesintherustbelt 8 лет назад

And I'm looking at my source on the date for the Pigott Building, and in retrospect it appears to be either the date that the project was announced or the date that tenders were put out for construction - the source is a little vague. Either one would be some time before the building was completed, though.

@steeltownbrown52 4 года назад

@enidaaron537 Год назад

Mispronounced names and cadence of the narrator are annoying. Otherwise a great look at Hamilton history.

@DCR1949 Год назад

@@ramblesintherustbelt A great job bringing history back to life. I quite often mispronounce words just to wind up the petty people.👏👏👏👏👏

@Yesmehtrini 2 года назад

If everyone understood Hughson vs Hewson or whatever, give the man a break.. Thank you for this video.

@paulrobinson5833 2 года назад

When a man's name is Hugh you don't call him Hug.

@DCR1949 Год назад

@@paulrobinson5833 Okay Saul !

@lucymacintyre6033 21 день назад

Hamilton has many firsts and is NOW a thriving, although not perfect City!

@metilhed001 5 лет назад

I'm surprised the John Foote Armory wasn't in this, seeing as it's downtown and is a National Historic site. Great Vid.

@joannohalloran9632 4 года назад

I can't believe how many beautiful building were demolished. Many other cities managed to save and restore their old building but Hamilton has to destroy many of our amazing gems. Downtown Hamilton use to be beautiful!!! Sad!

@pingpong3311 3 года назад

The ones burned by fires are understandable. But the ones purposely demolished, bummer.

@klarissaclairiton9010 6 лет назад

So many lost treasures.

@mccoy786 6 лет назад

agreed

@voterdown Год назад

🤣🖐…I always wondered where the narrator from Charlie Browns Christmas went…🤣

@powershop1903 4 года назад

Good video and thanks for putting it all together!

@nigel65deck 7 лет назад

I like the narration it enhances the pictures. it sound almost from another time as well

@DiggingHalton 2 года назад

Just started watching this as I grew up in Hamilton during the 60's and 70's. Unfortunately, I only got a minute in until I just couldn't take the narration anymore. Seriously, if you're going to take on a project like this, do your research and retain a narrator that isn't so bloody irritating. Thank you

@James-nv1wf 7 лет назад

What a time it must have been when hiring and firing had moral consequences. PS - Narrator sounds like the guy from Zombieland.

@shamanegainz8171 Год назад

Beautiful old world antiquitech

@jacksonramsay1572 2 года назад

Looked nice

@danmac9545 3 года назад

the historical groups should have put their foot down in the 50's 60's and 70's to save the buildings.. now we have expensive hideous parking lots were you can be mugged at nighttime :(

@pingpong3311 3 года назад

Downtowns in general are pretty dangerous.

@Tequilababs 9 месяцев назад

Great show! My only criticism is that you should have done research on how to properly pronounce Hughson Street and the Connaught Hotel. Other than that, nice job!

@heidiheidi4662 5 лет назад

Why are there no pictures of these buildings being originally planned and built?? Where is everyone in these pictures? Strange

@BillKing8888 5 лет назад

Sometimes you do not see people because the photograph required a long exposure time and anything passing by was therefore not captured in the image.

@ziggyz1750 Месяц назад

Time for an update

@sh06king 2 года назад

These are really great! Do you know where the Court of Chancery was located? I understand it was on Hughson between King and Main. Do you have any information about it? Thanks!

@benjaminvazquez1243 2 года назад

I don't know, no. I'm actually from London, Ontario, not Hamilton. I wanted to explore the history of my urban neighbour after I finished the London videos, and I learnt a heck of a lot, but I was never a local. May I recommend stopping into the local history room at the central public library? The librarians there were incredibly helpful to me.

@katiegrundle9900 3 года назад

when was the fontaine bleu on hunter street built

@vassa1972 3 года назад

wow Benjamin great video I must say it didn't even sound like you took a breath between site to site. I'm impressed because I know that I couldn't do that, but let me introduce myself I'm Peter papadimitriou, and I live downtown Hamilton east end at 24 Tisdale street south which my uncle Angelo owns which I'm very greatful because I'm now 49 years old and a stroke and cardiac arrest survivor and use a cane for balance when I'm outside walking around and was actually curious if you have any information my apartment building that I live in? I did some research back at the library at Jackson Square about 8-9 years ago and I understand that there was some kind of Mill here before the building was done at least 100 years ago and it had a waterwheel too? If you have anything on this property at 24 Tisdale street south that would be great thanks

@ramblesintherustbelt 3 года назад

The audio file is edited to remove the breaths. I didn't think people would want to listen to my heavy breathing. But at the same time that means that things are going altogether too fast, and I probably won't do it when the channel starts making videos again in the winter. As to the building, I couldn't tell you. I'm from London, Ontario, and Hamilton's not my area of expertise. But the central library is almost certainly the best place to start for research. They were incredibly helpful to me when I was doing the research for these videos.

@vassa1972 3 года назад

@@ramblesintherustbelt okay thanks for getting back to me sir. Take care and be safe

@SollieSafety 7 лет назад

This video needs to be re-narrated to get the pronunciations correct. As a Hamiltonian, it's almost embarrassing.

@brittgreenhillfy 3 года назад

I was like “where’s Hudson?” Then realized it was Hughson

@buutich1 3 года назад

Hug-son Street?

@bertshutler5973 4 года назад

Hughson is pronounced Hue son not hug son

@fallenangel7884 Год назад

Why destroy those beautiful victorian buildings!!

@glorianardi-bell5254 3 года назад

Your walking tours are excellent, but you are pronouncing Hughson incorrectly. It's not "Hug-son" it's Hugh-son -- like the male name Hugh as in Hugh Beaumont.

@joannohalloran9632 6 лет назад

Hamilton destroyed so much! What a shame. Downtown use to be beautiful even in 60's and 70's and they ruined that era. What a shame!

@johnmackinnon1026 4 года назад

Hughson street is not Hug-son street.

@captaintor7920 16 дней назад

Hughson is pronounced Hewson.

@hamiltonhippie7085 7 лет назад

Love it!

@paulrobinson5833 2 года назад

Royal Conaught.

@dylanpaterson3145 3 года назад

SAVE THE CLOCKTOWER!

@pingpong3311 3 года назад

We have phones to tell time now. We don't need clock towers anymore.

@bertshutler5973 6 лет назад

just a note to the author.....Hughson is pronounced Hue son

@dilligaf0220 6 лет назад

There is literally NOTHING that is accurate with the narration. Just simply find mute, and enjoy the excellent pictoral history of the City Of Hamilton.

@andrewcorbiere9859 5 лет назад

Great video but you're killing me its pronounced Hueson not hugson! Sorry man good work though!!

@11redlions 6 лет назад

Every sentence dies out, with no pronunciation of the last word.

@moomoolaka 6 лет назад

The voice is annoying..

@themasterswitch1603 7 лет назад

The narration is terrible.

@travist7644 Год назад

Hug son lol it’s Hugh-son

@Malumbrus 25 дней назад

Why don't we build like this anymore? Everything is so ugly. It's depressing. We've removed ourselves from nature and now we don't even build places that are pleasant to live in.

@glewlew 2 года назад

You say “Hug-son.” The street and its namesake is “Hew-son.” Trust me.

@mr.nigglesworth4563 2 года назад

Ah yes, "King and James". Where every dudes mom works the corner of. Classic.

@heidiheidi4662 5 лет назад

Research mudflood

@FWCaptain-kv6sm 4 дня назад

nothin to do but get drunk then and now

@54newheart 7 лет назад

You need to get a better narrator. The narration is terrible. The speaker runs out of voice at the end of every sentence, so you cannot make out the word. He also mispronounces too many names to be credible. It's very amateurish, and Hamilton deserves better.

@rodimusprime9599 3 года назад

What are those metal polls with the ball at the tip on each building? Why are there street lamps at a time when electricity wasn't invented yet? Something is wrong here. These buildings are old not new, even in these old pics the buildings appear old. This city looked way better back then vs now.

@pingpong3311 3 года назад

Oil lamps

@paulrobinson5833 2 года назад

Probably lightning rods.

@joannecohen6764 6 месяцев назад

I appreciate your video and narrative but your mispronunciation of place names is distracting. Hughson is pronounced Hewson. Royal Connaught is pronounced Connawt.

@MsBarbaraLee 4 года назад

How can anyone be in Hamilton downtown for more than 15 minutes and not know how to pronounce Hughson? (Hew-Son)!!! Jeeeeesus Christ!

@11redlions 6 лет назад

Are you serious with this ''narrator''? how in the world did he get hired? never mind.

@tanyadescoteaux9033 11 месяцев назад

Great pictures but the narrator is obviously NOT from Hamilton as he can’t pronounce a lot of the landmark names and streets properly

@dominionlad8468 2 года назад

Please seriously consider re-recording the narration, correcting all the atrocious pronunciation errors. You'll save yourself a lot of negative comments. It's difficult to enjoy your video of a time now gone, and buildings needlessly destroyed for nondescript "international style" boxes which have not stood the test of time, when the myriad mispronunciations become the focus.