▁f athers ▁saw ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁Bu ilt ▁on ▁ 1 1 th ▁Avenue ▁between ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁Rose ▁Stre ets ▁( where ▁the ▁Al vin ▁Hamilton ▁Building ▁housing ▁Service ▁Canada ▁now ▁stands ), ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁orn ately ▁decor ated . ▁It ▁was ▁often ▁known ▁as ▁' The ▁G inger b read ▁Palace .' ▁Con struct ed ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁- 1 9 0 8 , ▁it ▁came ▁into ▁use ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁hall , ▁centre ▁of ▁arts , ▁music ▁and ▁literature , ▁and ▁a ▁ban quet ▁hall . ▁Like ▁its ▁wooden ▁prede cess or , ▁the ▁massive ▁stone ▁structure ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁everything ▁from ▁lect ures ▁to ▁d ances ▁– ▁even ▁box ing ▁matches ▁were ▁held ▁within ▁its ▁h allowed ▁walls . ▁However , ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁rever ed ▁old ▁hall ▁was ▁showing ▁its ▁age ▁and ▁all ▁civ ic ▁offices ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Old ▁Post ▁Office ▁building . ▁The ▁building ▁sat ▁vac ant ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁the ▁Gall eria ▁Sho pping ▁Centre ▁( ren amed ▁the ▁Al vin ▁Hamilton ▁Building ). " ▁ ▁The ▁temporary ▁city ▁hall ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁post ▁office ▁( the ▁" Pr ince ▁Edward ▁Building "), ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁hall ▁on ▁ 1 1 th ▁Avenue