Raise the Hammer
Hamilton Club does its part in cleaning up Hamilton. Every little bit counts.
By Trey Shaughnessy
May. 31, 2005
The Hamilton Club is located on the southeast corner of Main and James. It is an exclusive club with a 'rich' history of members who have been known as the 'movers and shakers' in this town since 1873. It's good to see they have contributed their small part to a revitalization of downtown.
Before exterior cleaning
Cleaned façades
Hamilton Club does its part in cleaning up Hamilton. Every little bit counts.
They were being progressive and modern. But history has proved that modern planning was wrong in many ways." -- Bruce Kuwabara, on the 1970s architects responsible for downtown Hamilton's "renewal" buildings
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