“The Portuguese people, we are the ones who built the highways, we built the schools” – Manuel Roque, Hamilton, ON

“It was kind of grubby looking, but there was something about it.” – Caroline Jonaitis, Hamilton, ON

“It just doesn’t look as appealing to me as it used to.” – Judy Ryan, Hamilton, ON

“It felt like the eyelids had popped on all of these shops!” – Laura Ryan, Hamilton, ON

“There was a lot of vacant storefronts, and you would see people try to open up a business in some of those vacant storefronts, and they just wouldn’t survive.” – Joey Coleman, Hamilton, ON