[thomax]

9/6/2025 by Joe, on Flickr

 

[FF407]

From Hamilton Stadium

 

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[ScreamingViking]

To think that the Gary Proctor Building used to be one of the taller ones east of James and north of Rebecca. I have always wondered who he was. I guess I missed the Spec article of Oct 10, 2012.

Namesakes: The Gary Proctor Building​

Stories behind local place names
Oct. 10, 2012

By Mark McNeil Contributing Columnist, The Hamilton Spectator

THE PLACE: The Gary Proctor Building is at the corner of John and Wilson streets in downtown Hamilton.

THE NAME: Gary Proctor (1945-1967) was the son of Wilfred Proctor, who erected the building in the early 1970s.

THE STORY: Wilfred Proctor was known for running the ARC School of Welding from that site. After his son Gary died at 22 — apparently after being injured in a hockey game — he built the three-storey building at John and Wilson and named it after the son so the young man’s name would be remembered. The Proctor family long ago sold the building, but the name endures.

 

[Stec]

To think that the Gary Proctor Building used to be one of the taller ones east of James and north of Rebecca. I have always wondered who he was. I guess I missed the Spec article of Oct 10, 2012.

I have always loved that font and colour they chose for the building name/sign on the white brick, very classy!

 

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[vistaway]

The brick cladding on the north side is looking good.

Retail along John:

And it you're checking out the site be sure to visit the new coffee place

 

[TheHonestMaple]

LOL I didn't know that coffee shop opened up. Someone's ready to cash in on all the new downtown yuppies lol

 

[Chronamut]

Yes the cladding makes ALL the difference on this building - amazing what high quality materials can achieve.

 

[Chronamut]

Sooo.. what's going on with the third tower..? Doesn't have quite the same effect without all 3 perfectly enclosing the church..

 

[JustinL]

Yeah it would be a little strange moving in to your new unit and having construction on the third tower go on for another year or more after, I wonder how much this would impact outdoor podium use, would it be partially accessable, or off limits while construction is ongoing.

 

[berklon]

It can't be a good feeling to have construction happening so close to you for at least a year. That might deter people from buying right now - although I'm not sure how the sales are currently.

I hope the people who bought or will buy a unit know that there'll eventually be a third tower constructed, and (depending on which way their unit faces) they may not have that view much longer. They could be looking directly at another building.

 

[KingJames]

They should just do the third tower as a rental.

 

[ScreamingViking]

I guess it depends on what side of the existing buildings one lives, and where the winds spread the dust. It won't be fun, but I imagine people living across the street from new towers face many of the same issues.

 

[jta5]

A few photos from Hughson today: