James Street North Episode 1

The first episode in a video series highlighting the history of Hamilton, Ontario. Produced by the Hamilton Public Library in association with the Local History and Archives department, 2014. Edited by Alex Miller and Jeff Comer.

[@peepthezoobazz]

i honestly want to cry. They destroyed the core of the city to build a giant wall with rat tunnels underneith

[@mbogucki1]

Urban Re-newel was a curse on North American cities.

[@delazzer]

Very enjoyable. Would be good to reduce the volume of the background music so that the narrating voice can be better heard.

[@DarrylGold]

I listened on headphones and thought the music level was fine. I had no trouble hearing the narration.

[@jknallen]

Great video! The music was a bit too loud and made it a bit hard to hear the narration. Otherwise, can't wait for Episode 2!

[@pwiesner175]

Well played. Kids should be watching this in school! Local history is dying and should be kept alive!

[@k.s.333]

the city is literally allowing local history to be obliterated, teaching it would be politically incorrect

[@DanielGarrett0123]

Informative and fun to watch. Well done!

[@vassa1972]

Very cool video thanks very much looking forward to watch the other parts

[@rickrobertson2125]

nice vid , bkgrd music too loud. Banjo music from Deliverance at beginning is annoying

[@PaulBeet]

Thanks for this interesting vid ! Fortunately, many interesting buildings remain downtown and the area appears to be on the verge of a renaissance.

[@jingma8445]

im so proud to be the resident of James North !!

[@arthurdewith7608]

Jaclson square was a bad idea

[@JamesWilliamIrwin]

The picture at 1:11 with the lady in the bottom right corner is my great grandma.

[@heidiheidi4662]

Images of masterpieces made by people on horse and buggy......I doubt it. Who made these buildings?? Not THESE PEOPLE. Think about it........

[@heidiheidi4662]

We have been #bamboozled ..... These buildings were RECLAIMED..... No photographs of these buildings being BUILT! THEY ALL JUST APPEARED??

[@paulchristian7513]

Excellent production. Images I've not seen before, but the narration could come up in the mix.

[@vassa1972]

Being Canadian Macedonian myself I didn't know about the restaurant that was on King and James very interesting video

[@christinefischerstante5985]

A new immigrant from Sweden, my father worked at Firth Brothers and my moms wedding suit was made here too.

[@zochbuppet448]

Lesson well taken How to Destroy a thriving city for the next 150 years: build an industrial toxic waste dump on your city's water front Get your public funds trough feeding city Councillors to knock down good buildings and put up parking lots and create Detroit/ Buffalo like situation to make the upcoming crack generation feel at home

[@tommysoprano1441]

I heard you live in the waste dump......

[@TheCalgarydoug]

Hamilton seems to have a department of vandalism.

[@adawhyte4162]

I grew up downtown 1960's, makes me very sad to see what they have done, ghost town now. Great to be a kid back then

[@arthurdewith7608]

What to do wth all the empty buildings owned by those with no vision

[@DarrylGold]

Awesome.

[@arthurdewith7608]

Retail has changed small stores make not enough money restaursnts are all take out and bars are not popular hope the next generation has a better plan to build a new city today christmas 2020 has been a non event for retail this trend has been since the 1980s