Durand in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Hamilton City Hall
1960
Photographed by Tim Boyd, January 10, 2025
1. Hamilton City Hall Marker
Architect: Stanley Roscoe
Built by Pigott Construction
Modern civic architecture
Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act
Erected by City of Hamilton.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1960.
Location. 43° 15.335′ N, 79° 52.379′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Durand. It is on Main Street West 0.1 kilometers east of Bay Street North, on the right when traveling east. The marker is on the left of the main entrance to the building on Main Street west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 71 Main St W, Hamilton ON L8P 1L4, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe, in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area, and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Engineering Centennial Commemorative Plaque and Time Capsule (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Migration (about 90 meters away); Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) (about 120 meters away); In Memory of the Victims of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda (about 120 meters away); Whitehern (about 120 meters away); a different marker also named Whitehern (about 120 meters away); Dedicated to the Irish Who Settled in Hamilton (about 150 meters away); The Hamilton Peace Garden (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.
Also see . . . History of City Hall (Hamilton Public Library). <blockquote>By 1929 the Spectator was referring to [the old] city hall as "antiquated and inadequate". The newspaper suggested that rebuilding the hall was a necessity. 1944 found the paper calling the building a "firetrap". In 1947 the pinnacles were denounced as dangerous, with the case of Smokey the City Hall cat, who fell two floors and walked away unharmed cited as evidence
Photographed by Tim Boyd, January 10, 2025
2. Hamilton City Hall Marker
The tearing down of houses for the new city hall site began in June of 1958. The $9,400,000 project turned the first sod on July 2, 1958. Mayor Jackson drove the steam shovel and Joseph Pigott took home movies Meanwhile, the city hall committee was appointing a subcommittee to prepare a list of furniture that should be kept from the old city hall awaiting the creation of a city museum. Professor Eric Arthur was brought in as an expert to help them in their choices. Some of the material kept as mementos "to represent an era" included desks (Submitted on January 11, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)
January 11, 2025
3. Old Hamilton City Hall, James Street North, 1888
Public domain
Photographed by Tim Boyd, January 23, 2023
4. Hamilton City Hall interior
Photographed by Tim Boyd, January 10, 2025
5. Hamilton City Hall, 2025
Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 11, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
