Hamilton Public Library, Ontario

In 1876 Walder Parke and Charles McGregor created McGregor and Parke Drug store at 1 Market Square. In 1904 they moved to a four storey building at the corner of MacNab and Market Square. The thermometer that was on the corner of the building was used as the official temperature gauge for Hamilton. They incorporated as Parke and Parke in 1917 and were involved in manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade. They grew to become the largest pharmaceutical manufacturer and supplier in all of Canada. When the urban renewal craze hit Hamilton in the 1960s all the stores and business on Market Square were expropriated and the store was demolished for the Jackson Square development. The other stores in the chain remained and eventually became part of the Big V chain...010-32022194823338