Catharine Street (Hamilton, Ontario)

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Catharine Street, is a street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Charlton Avenue East at Woolverton Park in the Corktown neighbourhood as a one-way street (southbound), tunnels underneath the Hunter Street Railway bridge and stretches up to Barton Street East where it then turns two-way and cutoff by the CN Railway lines that cut through Strachan Street Park one block north past Barton. Catharine Street then resumes again on Strachan Street East, north of the Park again as a two-way road for 3-blocks and interupted again at Picton Street East, the site of St.Lawrence Elementary School and resumes again north of this property on Macauley Street East, again as a two-way street for another 3-blocks where it's interupted for a third time at Brock Street, the site of Eastwood Park and Eastwood Arena. Catherine Street resumes again north of Eastwood Park on Guise Street East and ends at the city's North End waterfront, the site of a Royal Canadian Navy base and Pier 9.

Contents 1 History 2 Landmarks 3 Communities 4 Major roads that cross Catharine Street 5 Roads that are parallel with Catharine Street 6 References

[edit] History

Catharine Street was named after Nathaniel Hughson's daughter. Hughson was one of the city founders of Hamilton. Other streets in the city were named after him and his family members, Hughson Street, Rebecca Street (wife) and James Street (son). ^[1]

In 1974, Hamilton's tallest building; Landmark Place, (formerly known as the Century 21 building) was completed. 43 stories/ 127.0 metres in height. It is also the tallest residential building in Canada outside of Toronto as of January 10, 2007. ^[2]

On August 30, 2003, the 60th anniversary of her commissioning into the Royal Canadian Navy, HMCS Haida (Canada's most famous warship and the last remaining Tribal Class in the world) was moved to the city of Hamilton, Ontario by Parks Canada where she has become a focal point of a revitalized waterfront. ^[3]

[edit] Landmarks

• Pier 9
• Royal Canadian Navy, Army and Sea Cadets
  • 31 Lion
  • 2347 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
  • 2814 Hamilton SVC Btn.
• HMCS Haida National Historic Site, historic naval ship; Canada's most famous warship and the last remaining Tribal Class in the world.
• Eastwood Park/ Eastwood Arena
• St. Lawrence Elementary School
• Econo Storage & Rental
• Ramada Plaza (hotel)
• Landmark Place (Hamilton's tallest building)
• Oakland Square (shopping centre)
• Woolverton Park

[edit] Communities

• North End - Everything north of the Canadian National Railway tracks
• Beasley
• Corktown

[edit] Major roads that cross Catharine Street

• Burlington Street
• Barton Street East
• Cannon Street East - One way street (Westbound only)
• Wilson Street - One way street (Eastbound Only)
• King William Street - One way street (Eastbound Only)
• King Street East - One way street (Westbound Only)
• Main Street East - One way street (Eastbound Only)
• Jackson Street East
• Hunter Street East - One way street (Westbound Only)
• Charlton Avenue East - One way street (Westbound Only)

[edit] Roads that are parallel with Catharine Street

• Hess Street, North, South
• Bay Street, North, South
• MacNab Street, North, South
• James Street, North, South
• Hughson Street, North, South
• John Street, North, South
• Catharine Street, North, South
• Ferguson Avenue, North, South
• Wellington Street, North, South
• Victoria Avenue, North, South
• Wentworth Street, North, South
• Sherman Avenue, North, South
• Gage Avenue, North, South

[edit] References

1. ^ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1981). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791-1875). W.L. Griffin Ltd. 
2. ^ Landmark Place/ Century 21 Building: 1974. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
3. ^ Parks Canada HMCS Haida website. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.

• Downtown Hamilton
• MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas - Page 647 - Grids E12, F12, G12, H12
• Google Maps: Catharine Street (Hybrid)

v • d • e Roads in Hamilton, Ontario
Lower City Arteries (Primary Roads):	Bay • Burlington • Cootes • Dundurn • Gage • James • John • Kenilworth • Ottawa • Parkdale • Queen • Victoria • Wellington • Wentworth
Lower City Collectors (Secondary):	Catharine • Ferguson • Hess • Hughson • Locke • MacNab • Sherman
Municipal Expressways:	The Linc • Red Hill Valley
Provincial Highways:	2 • 5 • 6 (By-Pass) • 8 • Chedoke Parkway • QEW
Other Canadian cities: Toronto · York Region · Markham · Essex County · Windsor · Mississauga