“It used to be a bowling alley!” – Cathie Weadick, Hamilton, ON

“Just the sense of community, the sense of people coming together, joining together. It was the first festival in the city that I saw.” – Julienne Gautier, Hamilton, ON

“My first visit to library was a litle bit painful because my English was poor. Every sentence I needed a dictionary. So when I managed a year or two later to read it, it was beautiful.” – Gordana Masic, Hamilton, ON

“We had five department stores that I remember, and I remember even as a kid, as a teenager, buying stuff in them. – Graham Crawford, Hamilton, ON

“You could smell oil, you could smell rubber. As soon as you walked in these scents come and hit you right away.” – Ron Corsini, Hamilton, ON