“Their idea of refreshing Gore Park was, now infamously, to cut down all of the trees.” – Graham Crawford, Hamilton, ON

“Tens of thousands of Hamiltonians left through those same gates to go to the first and second war.” – Joey Coleman, 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