Combining Art-Deco and Gothic-Revival elements, the building in the centre ( The Pigott Building ) incorporated glass from Belgium, window frames from England, and interior decoration in marble, tile, and murals painted by church decorators of events related to building of the skyscraper. On the left... a modern "glass box" structure owned by a major Canadian banking coperation...

The official name is 100 King Street West Building., but is known locally as "Stelco Tower". It is the second tallest building in The City of Hamilton. The tower was built as the head office of Stelco, Canada's largest steel producer and one of Hamilton's largest employers. The company used the tower to demonstrate the versatility of steel and to showcase its newest development, "Stelcoloy"; a specialised steel alloy designed to slowly rust over time. The rust helps protect the steel from further damage. This process of oxidation accounts for the steel's unique self-colouring nature; the steel was grey-blue when the building was first erected. It stands 338 feet tall (103 Meters), and has 26 floors and 8 elevators. It was completed in 1973.

Date Built: 1923 The current Lister Block was erected on the site of the old Lister Chambers, built by Joseph Lister in 1886 as one of Hamilton's first multipurpose commercial office/retail buildings. When the Chambers were ravaged by fire in 1923, in less than a year the current block was built over the ruins to house a wide range of merchants, businesses, professionals, and agencies. The Block, designed by the architectural firm of Bernard Prack in the Classical Renaissance style,was built by Pigott Construction Company who took only 37 1/2 working days to pour the reinforced concrete skeleton of the seven storey building.The latest construction technology was used to provide up-to-date qualities of fire resistance, ventilation, and natural light. The new Lister Block had a double storey base with large retail glazing on both levels. The lower two storeys and the cornice were decorated in white terracotta, with fluted pilasters, medallions and cartouches, and projecting cornices. The storefronts, along James and King William streets, had expansive glass bay windows with copper and bronze detailing, decorative steel grilles, and leaded transoms. The intermediate storeys boasted wood double-hung windows with copper-alloy transom panels, and dark red rug-finish brick on the pilasters. The building was crowned with an elaborate white terracotta cornice above the sixth floor. Inside, the first floor L shaped arcade, with its marble floor and arched ceiling with decorative plasterwork, housed a number of store fronts with large glass windows and decorative wood trim. The skylights provided natural light to the interior, and so strolling past the stores had an outdoor feel to it. The second floor arcade in a reverse L shaped design was reached by north and south staircases, with steel stringers, newels and balusters, oak handrails, and terrazzo treads and landings. One of Hamilton's most successful commercial establishments, the Block prospered until the 1950s, when it gradually succumbed to the ambitious downtown renewal schemes that followed, and to the expanding suburbs with their convenient malls and parking. The building did remain largely occupied until the mid-1970s, with long-standing tenants like the Anne Foster Music Shop, but finally closed in 1995. As a footnote, the Lister Block was once considered as an annex for the old City Hall which was in need of expansion, but when the new City Hall was erected on Main Street, this idea was abandoned. Now decades later, the City has brokered a deal with Block developers to rent space in a refurbished Lister Block to house City offices. http://henleyshamilton1.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/lister-building-fire-february-1923/

Hamilton City Hall is located in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is an 8-storey building (34.0 m).

It was officially opened on November 21, 1960. This International style of architecture was designed by architect Stanley Roscoe. Construction was carried out by the Pigott Construction Company, at a cost of 9.4 million dollars.

It was officially opened on November 21, 1960. This International style of architecture was designed by architect Stanley Roscoe. Construction was carried out by the Pigott Construction Company, at a cost of 9.4 million dollars.

The TH&B Railway was a local railroad. It was based in Hamilton,Ontario but served other cities as the name implies. This is the Art Deco railway station in down town Hamilton. Today the station serves a dual purpose as a bus and railway station for GO Transit.