steelecitysnapshots

2011-05-26T16:18:00.002-04:00

Exhibit and sale of Steelcitysnapshots kicks off today and thru to the end of June at our own Staircase Theatre. Check out the link below for details.

Randy Steele was robbed by fate. Cancer stole him from his family, his friends and his city. While he was alive he spent every moment living. Randy endlessly improved himself and the world surrounding him. When Randy was well he was a famous news reporter revered by all for his down to earth style and investigative reporting. The cancer attacked his lovely voice, his charming looks but not the essence that was Randy. When Randy became too ill to work as a reporter, he turned to his camera and became a recorder. He continued to do what he had always done, capturing Hamilton in a down to earth and investigative way. Every one of his 12000 images gives us a fresh look on our city and world. When Randy walked our world he showed it to us through live hits on the TV. So it is not surprising that after his death his timeless pictures are still giving us fresh insight into our city and ourselves.

Hugh MacLeod, owner Staircase Theatre and Cafe

Peeling Away Time

2011-04-01T17:02:00.007-04:00

2011-04-01T16:40:00.003-04:00

I've been trying to look thru the 600 photos that Randy posted so I did not duplicate any but since time seems to be what I have the least of, I'm just going to go ahead with images that I love. If he had already chosen them, then they meant something to each of us and that's pretty cool. Very soon Kincardine Tourism will have a Facebook page of Randy's shots around the cottage, a very much loved place in Lurgan Beach and will also be using them throughout their publications and sites. I'm thinking of posting some of Keltie's shots, she has a good eye. Framed prints can be purchased at The Focus Gallery, The Regent Health Centre and The Staircase Theatre, all linked here. Unframed prints can be purchased at the Staircase Theatre. Both can be purchased through me by email. Cheers, its April 1st, warm weather cannot possibly be that far off!!

Day at the beach.....

2011-02-25T20:06:00.002-05:00

Rusting

2011-02-25T09:55:00.003-05:00

Breaking Free

2011-02-23T15:32:00.003-05:00

2009-03-24T17:46:00.000-04:00

2009-03-16T19:18:00.000-04:00

oh yeah, I almost forgot--it's still winter...

2009-03-10T19:24:00.000-04:00

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2009-02-16T12:17:00.000-05:00

rbg, sunday afternoon...

2009-02-13T16:47:00.001-05:00

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leaky eavestrough...

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2009-02-05T11:58:00.001-05:00

I guess christmas is never really over. these royal botanical gardens workers are shuffling around some holiday trees this week. the greenery is used to keep carp out of cootes paradise.

2009-02-04T09:49:00.002-05:00

nothing lasts forever and this old bridge on valley inn road is no exception. hamilton and burlington are teaming up to close it to traffic and open it to pedestrians. I'll miss the clank of those old wooden beams as you drive over it.

2009-02-03T20:24:00.000-05:00

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2009-02-02T10:22:00.002-05:00

one of my favourite places, the town of port dover mirrors hamilton in so many ways, but on a smaller scale.

2009-01-30T23:34:00.002-05:00

taken from behind sherman falls, one of many waterfalls across hamilton

2009-01-24T13:37:00.000-05:00

2009-01-21T00:48:00.001-05:00

sherman falls, where the water meets the limestone.

2009-01-17T11:42:00.000-05:00

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2008-12-16T20:50:00.000-05:00

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2008-12-03T11:25:00.002-05:00

it's supposed to be getting snugged up for the winter, but the lister just looks more and more exposed al the time. how does this happen?

2008-12-02T11:09:00.000-05:00

lister block art

2008-12-01T10:53:00.000-05:00

2008-11-30T16:35:00.000-05:00

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2008-11-21T14:56:00.002-05:00

randall 'windmill" hill rocks the corktown on a saturday afternoon...

2008-11-12T15:21:00.000-05:00

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2008-10-25T13:12:00.000-04:00

2008-10-22T15:39:00.000-04:00

shadows rolling along king william st.

2008-10-21T12:37:00.000-04:00

2008-10-19T11:44:00.000-04:00

crashed out in the core...

2008-10-18T10:25:00.000-04:00

calling elvis...

2008-10-16T13:25:00.004-04:00

Frank Kerr on stage during his final performance...

2008-10-16T13:24:00.000-04:00

"someday you'll remember me, and picture my face..."

frankie venom

2008-10-15T19:56:00.011-04:00

"Hey Frank" I said, "get up there", motioning to the stage. "Nah" he answered with a wave of the hand and a shake of the head. Minutes later he was right up there with a slew of hamilton's best rockers, kicking out the jams to Teenage Head's signature tune: Let's Shake. Then, he was gone. One song--that was it. Today, Frankie Kerr passed away. My fondest memory of him is as a kid. I'd be walking home because the streetlights were on and I would bump into Frank. He'd be on his way to see his girlfriend--and future wife, Cheryl. "Hi Frank" I'd say. "Hi Randy". Then we would start pelting each other with snowballs from across mericourt road, although there would be more misses than hits. Then--because I was now good and late, I'd tell Frank I'd see him later. " See ya', he'd say, and off we'd go.

2008-10-07T14:20:00.000-04:00

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2008-09-29T10:29:00.000-04:00

tom wilson. rawk & roller.

2008-09-18T12:58:00.003-04:00

ran into my old friend frankie venom the other day. I think we've known each other over 35 years. frankie is the best r&r frontman this country has ever seen. although he's battled his demons over the past few years, I've still got a soft spot in my heart for him...

2008-09-12T11:27:00.001-04:00

tom wilson rips it up with rick andrews during the locke street festival, while some kids think they may have spotted the big dipper...

2008-09-09T12:37:00.001-04:00

uncle sam paid a visit to the locke street festival over the weekend, trying to encourage americans living in the area to get out and vote this fall--for barack obama.

2008-08-07T12:43:00.000-04:00

2008-07-31T23:09:00.000-04:00

one of the coolest bikes to grace the shores of pier 8 turns a few heads...

146 james north

2008-07-22T17:53:00.004-04:00

remember the woody allen movie where he's lying on the couch, and the psychiatrist holds up some ink blotches and says "what does this remind you of?" woody looks at it and says, "an elephant making love to a men's glee club." that's what the decay inside this window remind me of--the ink blotches--not the part about the men's glee club...

2008-07-21T16:07:00.000-04:00

found this abandoned workshop just a few steps from the long-forgotton fire hydrant shown below...

2008-07-14T11:03:00.001-04:00

this ole fire hydrant is tucked away behind some abandoned buildings on the west mountain. do you think it's on the city's inventory list?

2008-07-10T00:13:00.000-04:00

cooling off @ the haaa grounds.

2008-07-09T18:25:00.002-04:00

2008-07-09T00:17:00.000-04:00

beating the heat...

2008-07-06T22:58:00.001-04:00

one of the many faces of james north. this man stopped to have his photo taken--then continued on his way, with a large grin.

2008-07-03T11:14:00.001-04:00

joseph has been hanging his "canadian european" shingle out on james north for 42 years. "if you do good for people" he told me, "forget about it." "if you do wrong for somebody, always remember, because you have to look over your shoulder."

2008-07-02T12:37:00.000-04:00

coming or going?

2008-06-30T17:06:00.002-04:00

I stared at this & stared at it, thinking "how cool is this?". it wasn't until a few minutes after I took this photo that I found it it is a sculpture. you can find it right outside the door of the youme gallery on james north.

2008-06-26T11:37:00.000-04:00

2008-06-25T16:13:00.002-04:00

hamilton may very well be the city of waterfalls, but it's also the city of bridges. hamilton has the second highest number of bridges in ontario. with that in mind, I trekked to the high level bridge to see what was going on above, below and beside the beautiful structure.

2008-06-23T13:53:00.003-04:00

an old fashioned garden party mushroomed into a hamilton hoedown within minutes. some of the areas best pickers & grinners gathered in a backyard to celebrate the life of jayne bray. the hamilton musician passed away last month. she had an infectious giggle, a beautiful voice and an awful lot of friends...

2008-06-23T13:39:00.000-04:00

2008-06-22T10:14:00.004-04:00

saturday night, webster's falls
dozens of people were enjoying the longest day of the year at one of many waterfalls sprinkled across hamilton. the theme this night seemed to be "lend a hand", as hikers helped friends negotiate slippery rocks, so they could avoid falling into the falls.

2008-06-20T13:59:00.001-04:00

the welcome mat was rolled out for summer with a labryinth walk. it's on the st.joe's property where fennell snugs up to W5th.

2008-06-18T19:38:00.001-04:00

wednesday afternoon, 4:20, hamilton mountain. a single frame sums up the weather over the past few days: sunshine, dark clouds, blue sky and rain.

2008-06-18T11:45:00.000-04:00

tuesday night 7:23pm, mohawk college

2008-06-17T09:48:00.000-04:00

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2008-06-13T09:49:00.001-04:00

the city-owned st. mark's church at the corner of bay and hunter. it has been empty for years. by coincidence, this property came into the news two days after this photo was taken, as the city tries to figure out what to do with it.

2008-06-12T14:39:00.000-04:00

a little touch-up work in hamilton's downtown core.

2008-06-11T14:15:00.001-04:00

tiniest taxi in tigertown? nah, it looks like it, but this is a refraction of downtown where macnab meets main.

2008-06-10T12:15:00.000-04:00

playground @ pier four park.

2008-06-04T13:44:00.003-04:00

after 24-years, steve obermeyer decided to say goodbye to his beard, and the hair on his head. the hamilton school teacher told his students he wanted to shave his locks to raise money for the juravinski cancer centre. if the students from the sage program at strathcona raised enough, the beard would fall too. the students pulled it off and everyone's a winner. I take my hat off to you steve--and to the grade five kids!

2008-06-02T11:32:00.000-04:00

2008-05-31T12:29:00.002-04:00

watching the world go by through the window of the hamilton laundromat.