Hamilton, Ontario in the 1940's ~ History Identified

The famous "Portrait of a City" from the 1940's about the emerging city of Hamilton.
We've edited it to identify the historic buildings and areas.
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[@johnnypoker46]

They got surprisingly good video for 1669.

[@Arkiasis]

"Total absence of slum districts" lol. But damn seeing those homes look completely new and with neatly trimmed gardens is interesting.

[@mikeaveling5802]

Lived in Hamilton Ontario for almost 40 years, love this city

[@EricLehner]

Films from this period had a positive attitude. They were inspiring.

[@ethanfenlon]

reeks of brainwash and control

[@jwallan65]

At minute 6:04 that house is next to the cemetery gates in Grimsby.

[@acdcduncan]

Good I man I grew up there born in Hamilton played in Grimsby lol

[@SeanHodgins]

This is amazing.

[@Aa-bd4kl]

love your vlogs

[@SeanHodgins]

Arthur C Andrews Thanks!

[@vanessamackinnon4806]

Cu

[@MsBaby1959]

Miss my Hometown of Hamilton, Ontario!!!

[@qualityman1965]

Most of the buildings are gone. The down town thar was once a hub is a shit hole. Thus video us way before my time, but still looks different. The people are gone too. It's a shame

[@Cyberpuppy63]

The Hamilton Pier got torn up last year, to be replaced with something else. The water definitely does not have a light blue color, as shown in this film excerpt. "Ugly", dark and possibly polluted looking best describes it.

[@valoriecarson1476]

This was true, growingup in the 50's 60's and 70's. It was the malls that destroyed the downtown core.

[@TheGhostWalks]

Limeridge definitely didn't help this.

[@Cyberpuppy63]

At an estimated 31% "real Unemployment" ( not the 7 or 8% advertised ) Hamilton ranks as the most under-utilized City in all Ontario. The only way to cure it have everyone work at Home, making food, sandwiches and emergency meals for Shelters. The Spectator did an article saying productive farm land has been ruined by Urban blight and suburbs. An estimated 300 high rise Apartments housing 1,000 people each will be needed in the next 10+ years. Just nuts! Every housing project in my survey, in the last 5 years had more than 5 [x10] new town housing projects; each of those homes sold for $380,000 and up. That's 20 Million dollars in real estate, within just a couple of blocks.

[@gina2838]

There is almost a comedic twist to this . Staging the scenes.

[@KNOTNATION]

1:52 is Syndenham Road Lookout Point over Cootes Paradise

[@thesteezbox]

it's actually on the bridge over the sherman cut on mountain park avenue. they recently replaced the old metal guard rail and put historic plaques up

[@rowbom]

This is obviously a promotional film, so it shows the nice parts of the city, or a least when they still looked nice. also describes everything about the city in glowing terms

[@TomLuTon]

5:58: "No idea! Internet, please help" The Wentworth Arms Hotel on the SW corner of Hughson & Main

[@rowbom]

The quality of the film was good for the time and makes Hamilton look very attractive

[@Synystr7]

Look how clean everything is... Oh my god

[@msdee7444]

I've lived here my whole life and I'm 65 now. I don't ever remember an elaborate "slum free" city. That is 100% b.s. Guess they were using propaganda back in the 40's to sell the city.

[@harrybonkers5740]

3:12 He looks more like Sam Lawrence to me.

[@vassa1972]

Interesting

[@smokingtooka6249]

damn what happened Hamilton lmao

[@vanessamackinnon4806]

Fu

[@alexandrealferan7144]

East Europeans arrived....

[@dwightschrute900]

City Council Happened

[@gina2838]

showing lots of westdale

[@JonathanBell-xl4dl]

the furnaces don't glow anymore i think. pretty sure most of the industry left.

[@howarddaley1161]

WTF happened Steel Town??

[@stevenforman3044]

great.

[@quarant1353]

"The industrial might of Hamilton Today" --- HA !

[@jafo766]

ORLICK...$um ball'$ @ HIGH TURN OVER EMPLOYER'$

[@wbell539]

Earthly paradise.

[@jafo766]

WITH PLENTY OF $HIT IN CHEDOKE CREEK....MAYOR FRED A MOOK !

[@punchylogan8452]

What happened to us 😭

[@classicontario1776]

Slum free 1946- now almost 100% ndp full slum 2021

[@vidbergs]

lol, no slums

[@quarant1353]

Hamilton still has no slums.

[@ontariofirs7347]

Anyone complaing Hamilton has slums has never set foot in a 3rd world country. This is coming from someone who’s a Filipino immigrant in Hamilton. There are poor income folks in Barton yes, but the poverty isnt comparable to Manila’s

[@jackmack705]

but yet it remains the armpit of Ontario

[@ilikeurvid5360]

Jack Mack um Toronto??

[@vanessamackinnon4806]

Fu

[@ontariofirs7347]

Ok boomer

[@highbrass7563]

Windsor?

[@admiralnaomi]

Wow. That overt racism though. So hilariously bad.

[@vanessamackinnon4806]

Fu

[@NS-wg2xj]

@@notgonnalie5880 You mean the opposite.

[@quarant1353]

So - tell me, where are the drug addicts, crime, waste and morose attitudes - ?

[@unknownninja4430]

in the slammer where they belong👏👏👏

[@danstankovic8738]

Some of the video was good but most of it wasn't.

[@alexandrealferan7144]

And then GOPNIKS from Ukraine arrived.....

[@jafo766]

It'$ BumfcUKville ...THE GR8 CANADIAN HOCKEY TOWN...NO RULZ 4 ULI'$ $TAIR'$...NO FCUK'N END 2 THEM EITHER !