Downtown – Hamilton, Ontario

Isaac Kremer/ August 18, 2023/ downtown/ 0 comments

Martello on James St N with streetscape.
Wild Orchid Restaurant with feature wall.
Ongoing programming attracts people to the area.
Layered street signage with blade sign, banners, wayfinding, and street art.
Christ’s Church Cathedral began in 1835 as a parish church. William Thomas expanded with the addition of a stone chancel and nave extension in 1852-1854. The present nave was fashioned by Henry Langley, a specialist in church architecture noted for his mastery of High Victorian Gothic designs. Work was completed in 1876, a year after Christ’s Church was designated the cathedral of the newly form Diocese of Niagara.
Complementary business mix with pub and game room, tattoo, cannabis, and Latin grocery.
Well staged storefront with brand pillars brought forward – ethical, vibrant, artisan, and inclusive.
Unique three-dimensional blade sign at Born+Raised.
Unique three-dimensional blade sign at Born+Raised.
Inlaid granite sidewalk sign detail.
Three story block with street market to left.
Street art on boarded storefront.
In juxtaposition the Central Business District has large and extra-large modern buildings, and lacks the same vibrancy and detail per square foot of the neighboring commerical district.
Here detail, such as this pylon, needs to be on a much larger scale to stand out.
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About Isaac Kremer

Isaac is a nationally acclaimed downtown revitalization leader, speaker, and author. Districts Isaac managed have achieved over $850 million of investment, more than1,645 jobs created, and were 2X Great American Main Street Award Semifinalists and a 1X GAMSA winner in 2023. His work has been featured in Newsday, NJBIZ, ROI-NJ, Patch, TapInto, and USA Today. Isaac is a Main Street America Revitalization Professional (MSARP), with additional certifications from the National Parks Service, Project for Public Spaces, Grow America (formerly the National Development Council), and the Strategic Doing Institute. He currently serves as Executive Director for Experience Princeton in Princeton, New Jersey.

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