34-40 James Street South
(south of King & James)
Hamilton, Ontario
Structure: steel frame; tydall limestone cladding
Completed 1929
Architects: Bernard and Fred Prack
Style: Gothic Revival and Art Deco
Listed Under Heritage Act
Hamilton's first skyscraper. The top of the building houses searchlights that revolved
every 30 seconds to notify people of the building's presence as far as 80 miles away.
Photo courtesy Hamilton Public Library, Special Collections, http://www.hpl.hamilton.on.ca
Copyright © 2001, by Eddy M. Elmer
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