TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOX WRAPS PUBLIC ART PROJECT Downtown Hamilton is the commercial, civic and cultural centre of the City and major regional destination. Its rich heritage is the result of multi-faceted development and multi-cultural occupation, each of which has left its mark. Located on unceded territories of the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabeg Nations, the once-village was settled in the early 1800’s at the intersection of King and James Streets, the former of which was an important indigenous travel route. Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the village grew into one of Canada’s Image Credits (LtoR): Kobby Crabbe; Jocelyn Reynolds for StreetART Toronto/FDBIA; Tourism Hamilton; Jocelyn Reynolds for Stree- tART Toronto/FDBIA; Tourism Hamilton most important industrial cities, experiencing waves of immigration first from the United States, then England, Scotland and Ireland. These migrants left a rich legacy of heritage architecture, streetscapes and public spaces that define the Downtown to this day. Post- APPENDIX B World War II, the area north of King Street became home to an influx of immigrants from SITE AND CONTEXT Italy, then Portugal, who brought a vibrant culture of street life, cafés and micro-grocers that remain a vital part of James Street North’s character. LEGEND STRACHAN ST W STRACHAN ST E CIPC BOUNDARIES InCABINET TYPOLOGIESthe 1980’s and 90’s, with suburban expansion, the downtown saw little development, CIPA BIRGE ST CIPA CIPA CIPA DOWNTOWN STUART ST BIRGE ST HAMILTON COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AREA sufferingTRAFFIC SIGNAL an economic decline. In recent years however, the area has experienced a STUART ST MURRAY ST E DOWNTOWN CABINET COPELAND AVE HAMILTON MURRAY ST W MURRAY ST E COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT TIFFANY ST TIFFANY PROJECT CORRIDOR OAK AVE OAK returnDOUBLE of investment. Moreover, a new generation has embraced its heritage architecture WILLIAM ST WILLIAM ST MATTHEWS AVE CHEEVER ST CHEEVER TRAFFIC SIGNAL CIPC N ST EMERALD EAST AVE N CABINET BARTON ST W BARTON ST W BARTON ST W BARTON ST W PARKS Barton Street West BartonBARTON ST E Street EastBARTON ST E BARTON ST E and public space. Playing host to several festivals including the monthly Artcrawl, WINDSOR ST COLBOURNE ST CABINET WRAPS ELGIN ST TRAFFIC SIGNAL MARY ST MARY PARK ST N ST PARK JAMES ST N ST JAMES CABINET HESS ST N ST HESS QUEEN ST N ST QUEEN JOHN ST N ST JOHN CIPA TO REPLACE CAROLINE ST N ST CAROLINE CATHARINE ST N ST CATHARINE CIPC KINELL ST FERGUSON AVE N WRIGHT AVE BAY ST N HUGHSON ST N ST HUGHSON OAK AVE OAK YORK BLVD ST INCHBURY SHEAFFE ST annual Supercrawl and Hamilton Fringe Festival, the Downtown Hamilton has earned a SEVERN ST SEVERN LOCKE ST N ST LOCKE VICTORIA AVE N AVE VICTORIA WELLINGTON ST N ST WELLINGTON WEST AVE N AVE WEST GRIEG ST GRIEG CROOKE ST CROOKE OXFORD ST OXFORD RAY ST N ST RAY MAGILL ST MAGILL SMITH AVE SMITH LEEMING ST LEEMING CIPC N ST MACNAB TRAFFIC SIGNAL CANNON ST W BIA ANTI-GRAFFITI WRAP CABINET HARRIET ST ROBERT ST W/ GRAFFITI ROBERT ST CIPA ROBERT ST PRIORITY FOR CIPC ANTI-GRAFFITI WRAP DUNDURN ST N ST DUNDURN reputation for welcoming the arts, performance and an evolving street culture. A number MULBERRY ST DEVONPORT ST DEVONPORT STRATHCONA AVE N AVE STRATHCONA TOM ST MILL ST CLYDE ST CLYDE HERITAGE MCNEIL ST INCHBURY ST INCHBURY YORK BLVD ANTI-GRAFFITI WRAP ELECTRICAL LOCKE ST N ST LOCKE CABINET RAILWAY ST RAILWAY of successful adaptive re-use developments have also been undertaken and completed PEARL ST N ST PEARL CANNON ST W CANNON ST W CANNON ST E CANNON ST E CANNON ST E RAY ST N ST RAY Cannon Street West Cannon Street East PUBLIC ART ELECTRICAL + PROJECTS ANTI-GRAFFITI WRAP CABINET in W/the GRAFFITI area, housing new residents, businesses, cafes and restaurants. EVANS ST PRIORITY FOR ANTI-GRAFFITI WRAP YORK BLVD VINE ST JOHN ST N ST JOHN PETER ST KELLY ST HUGHSON ST N ST HUGHSON JAMES ST N ST JAMES BAY ST N ST BAY WILSON ST CATHARINE ST N ST CATHARINE FERGUSON AVE N AVE FERGUSON PARK ST N ST PARK WENTWORTH ST N ST WENTWORTH ELECTRICAL ASHLEY ST ASHLEY STEVEN ST STEVEN CIPA TOURISM MACNAB ST N ST MACNAB CATHCART ST CATHCART MARY ST MARY CIPA CABINET WELLINGTON ST N ST WELLINGTON WEST AVE N AVE WEST VICTORIA AVE N AVE VICTORIA ANTI-GRAFFITI WRAP EAST AVE N AVE EAST EMERALD ST N ST EMERALD QUEEN ST N QUEEN CENTURY ST TISDALE ST N ST TISDALE OWNER UNKNOWN YORK BLVD NAPIER ST WILSON ST WILSON ST CIPC REBECCA ST TheELECTRICAL Downtown Hamilton Community Improvement Project Area (DHCIPA) that defines NIGHTINGALE ST TRANSPORTATION HESS ST N CABINET Queen Street North James Street North NorthVictoria Avenue OPERATIONS CAROLINE ST N ST CAROLINE REBECCA ST OWNER UNKNOWN MARKET ST W/ GRAFFITI KING ST W KING WILLIAM ST KING WILLIAM ST the site area for the purpose of this public art project is comprised of eight historic KING ST W KING WILLIAM ST CIPA KING ST W FERGUSON AVE N AVE FERGUSON EDISON ST ST ASHLEY CIPC King Street West CIPA KING ST W JARVIS ST TISDALE ST N ST TISDALE STEVEN ST STEVEN MARY ST MARY KING ST E N ST EMERALD EAST AVE N AVE EAST KING ST E WALNUT ST N ST WALNUT neighbourhoods and five Business Improvement Areas. It is classified as a walker’s GEORGE ST WEST AVE N AVE WEST WELLINGTON ST N ST WELLINGTON NEW ST NEW King Street East N AVE VICTORIA HENRY ST LOCKE ST S KING ST E DUNDURN ST S MARGARET ST MARGARET GEORGE ST PEARL ST S ST PEARL KING ST E RAY ST S ST RAY AIKMAN AVE STRATHCONA AVE S AVE STRATHCONA NELSON ST MACNAB ST S SUMMER'S LN SUMMER'S CIPC QUEEN ST S HESS ST S JOHN ST S BAY ST S JAMES ST S ST JAMES paradise, very bikeable and having excellent transit connectivity. Local landmarks include MAIN ST W MAIN ST W MAIN ST E MAIN ST W SPRING ST MAIN ST W MAIN ST E MAIN ST E S ST WENTWORTH MAIN ST E BOWEN ST CIPC HUGHSON ST S NO. REVISION / ISSUE DATE CATHARINE ST S ST CATHARINE POULETTE ST POULETTE City Hall, First Ontario Centre, Jackson Square, the Hamilton Farmer’s Market, Gore JACKSON ST W CIPA JACKSON ST W JACKSON ST E CAROLINE ST S CAROLINE JACKSON ST E WALNUT ST S CIPA CANADA ST S ST QUEEN CITY OF HAMILTONPark, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Liuna Station, Theatre Aquarius, and both Hamilton HUNTER ST W HUNTER ST E VICTORIA AVE S AVE VICTORIA WEST AVE S AVE WEST WELLINGTON ST S ST WELLINGTON HUNTER ST W SPRING ST PUBLIC ART & PROJECTS LOCKE ST S ST LOCKE DUNDURN ST S Hunter Street West Hunter Street EastHUNTER ST E 28 James St N, 2nd Floor HUNTER ST W PARK ST S ST PARK CHARLES ST CHARLES Hamilton, ON L8K 2K1 CIPC CIPA ONTARIO AVE ONTARIO GRANT AVE GRANT EAST AVE S AVE EAST TISDALE ST S ST TISDALE ERIE AVE ERIE CIPA S ST EMERALD and West Harbour GO Stations. TISDALE ST S BOLD ST BOLD ST MACNAB ST S AUGUSTA ST CIPA STINSON ST CIPC PINE ST ACCESS CLAREMONT STINSON ST FORD ST DUKE ST TRAFFIC SIGNAL & WEBBER AVE LOCKE ST S ST LOCKE TUCKETT ST YOUNG ST ELECTRICAL CABINET ASSETS EAST AVE S AVE EAST YOUNG ST ST BLYTHE & ANTI-GRAFFITIAs WRAPS Downtown Hamilton continues to evolve, it is poised to witness a substantial amount EMERALD ST S ST EMERALD CIPC Queen Street South James Street South RAIL South Victoria Avenue ALANSON ST ROBINSON ST S ST WENTWORTH Hamilton, Ontario CATHARINE ST S HUGHSON ST N ALEXANDER ST WALNUT ST S FOREST AVE FERGUSON AVE S RAIL CIPA of development in the next few years: high-density housing, new parks and a proposed JAMES ST S CIPA CHARLTON AVE E CIPC CHARLTON AVE W CHARLTON AVE W CHARLTON AVE E CIPA CHARLTON AVE E SHERMAN ACCESS OVERALL SITE PLANLRT along King Street, to name a few. By way of this Call, the City invites artists to reflect HERKIMER ST HERKIMER ST S ST JOHN November 14, 2018 SHERMAN ACCESS CIPC S ST LOCKE L0 ST JOSEPH ST on the stories of the area, its rich history and its communities for proposals of artwork STANLEY AVE 1:10000 ZA CLAREMONT ACCESS that will continue to contribute to its vibrant public spaces. Downtown Hamilton Community Improvement Area (DHCIPA) SITE PLAN / NTS For more local history and Hamilton Stories, please see the links below: *Traffic Signal Boxes will be within the DHCIPA, locations determined by the citizen jury. http://archives.hpl.ca/ http://www.hamiltonstories.ca/ City of Hamilton Tourism and Culture Division Traffic Signal Box Wraps Public Art / Call for Artists / APPENDIX B Site & Context 1 OF 5 TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOX WRAPS PUBLIC ART PROJECT APPENDIX B SITE AND CONTEXT THEATRE AQUARIUS Image: theinletonline.com KING WILLIAM CLOSED FOR SUPERCRAWL (2016) GORE PARK WEST HARBOUR GO STATION AND BEAD MAZE BY LAURA MAROTTA City of Hamilton Tourism and Culture Division Traffic Signal Box Wraps Public Art / Call for Artists / APPENDIX B Site & Context 2 OF 5 TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOX WRAPS PUBLIC ART PROJECT APPENDIX B SITE AND CONTEXT Image: thewilliamthomas.com Image: theinletonline.com LIUNA TOWERS AT KING ST E AND HUGHSON ST N THE WILLIAM THOMAS STUDENT RENTALS JOHN AND REBECCA PARK Image: metrolinx.com HAMILTON LRT ON KING STE City of Hamilton Tourism and Culture Division Traffic Signal Box Wraps Public Art / Call for Artists / APPENDIX B Site & Context 3 OF 5 TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOX WRAPS PUBLIC ART PROJECT APPENDIX B TYPICAL UTILITY BOXES CATHERINE ST N AND KING WILLIAM JAMES ST N AND KING WILLIAM JAMES ST N AND KING ST E KING ST E City of Hamilton Tourism and Culture Division Traffic Signal Box Wraps Public Art / Call for Artists / APPENDIX B Site & Context 4 OF 5 TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOX WRAPS PUBLIC ART PROJECT APPENDIX B TRAFFIC BOX LAYOUT City of Hamilton Tourism and Culture Division Traffic Signal Box Wraps Public Art / Call for Artists / APPENDIX B Site & Context 5 OF 5.