“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

“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