Tag: history
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Walking tours for Stewart & Witton 150
Announcing a collaborative project from the Friends of St. Giles: Stewart & Witton 150 walking tours! This week, the Friends of St. Giles launched our self-guided #StewartWitton150 walking tours with a tour of Hamilton’s Stadium area, timed to Grey Cup Week. Here for the first time in a quarter-century, the Grey Cup game happens this…
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Exciting news for the Coppley building
Top business story in Friday’s Spectator: B Corp TAS and the Hamilton Community Foundation are restoring the historic Coppley building, which is set to reopen as a community hub in 2023. Congratulations to the new owners for recognizing the value of Hamilton’s architectural heritage — not just for business, but also for embodied carbon and…
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Ghost Landscape in Novæ Res Urbis
“Woodlands Park: Ghost Landscape” is featured in this week’s Novae Res Urbis, Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area edition. Marc Mitanis interviewed me about the project for his piece on Hamilton’s ongoing Placemaking Grant Pilot Program. Also featured are Esther Bryce’s “Portraits in Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Park” (Kirkendall / Ward 1) and Hazel Cho and…
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Announcing Stewart & Witton 150
I’m excited to announce a new project celebrating Canadian architecture, and Stewart & Witton’s sesquicentennial: Stewart & Witton 150. The year 2021 marks the 150th birthdays of Hamilton design duo Stewart & Witton. Both born in 1871, Walter Wilson Stewart and William Palmer Witton created many of the city’s most cherished landmarks and architectural gems,…
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New home for St. Giles posts
The Friends of St. Giles have a new website — it even got a much-appreciated shout-out from Spacing! Visit FriendsofStGiles.ca for news, articles, and updates about the community-led effort to save St. Giles Church. I’ll still be cross-posting my writing about St. Giles here on this site. With thanks to the dedicated members of the…
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Announcing Woodlands Park: Ghost Landscape
Woodlands Park Placemaking project to mark Stelco strike’s 75th anniversary July 15, 2021 Hamilton, ON — In partnership with the Barton Village BIA, the Ghost Landscape project team is pleased to announce a new Placemaking project, funded by the City of Hamilton and coming soon to Woodlands Park. Entitled Woodlands Park: Ghost Landscape, and sponsored…
Sarah Sheehan 