LIUNA Station, former CN Railway James Street Station, on the east side of James Street North at Murray Street, was built between 1929 and 1931 by the
Canadian National Railway to a design by architect
John Schofield. The property is one of the
National Historic Sites of Canada and was designated under the federal
Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act and under Part IV of the
Ontario Heritage Act by City of Hamilton By-law 95-115. Portions of the building were protected by the
Ontario Heritage Trust in 1999. In 1992,
Via Rail withdrew service from James Street Station as well as Burlington and Dundas, consolidating all service in the Hamilton-Burlington area at the new
Aldershot GO Station in Burlington. GO Transit closed the James Street station in 1993 and moved any remaining service to the
Hamilton GO Centre, only one and a half kilometres directly south on James Street. The
Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) bought and renovated the station, and in 2000, station was reopened as LIUNA Station, an events centre with catering facilities for weddings, dances, and other special events. It is no longer federally protected. ==See also==