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Ferguson Avenue, is a street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Is a two-way street throughout that starts off at the base of the Mountain (Niagara Escarpment) on Foster Street. It's interupted 3-blocks north at Corktown Park wheres CP Railway lines passes through it. Ferguson Avenue resumes again north of the Park right before Hunter Street East and extends northward up to Barton Street East, the site of the Hamilton Regional Detention Centre where it's interupted again. Ferguson Avenue resumes again north of this property which also includes Canadian National Railway lines that pass through it, on Strachan Street East extending northward through the city's North End industrial neighbourhood where it ends on Dock Service Road, the site of a Royal Canadian Navy base and Pier 10.
[edit] History
Hamilton is home to the Mustard Festival because Hamilton is home to the largest miller of dry mustard in the world. It's held annually on Labour Day weekend at Ferguson Station at Hamilton's International Village and is another summertime food & beverage festival that features some of the top Blues and Jazz acts in the region. [1]
Ferguson Station is a defunct train station in downtown Hamilton. It use to be the Hamilton terminal for the Grand Trunk Railway Company. There was also a railyard north and south of this station. The North yard was on Ferguson Avenue between Cannon Street East and Barton Street East. The South yard was on Ferguson Avenue at Young Street. Ferguson Avenue south of Main Street use to be called, Cherry Street. Back in it's day, Ferguson Station was referred to as the "King Street Station". [2]
[edit] Landmarks
- Pier 10
- Royal Canadian Navy, Army and Sea Cadets
- Ferrie Street Park
- Simcoe Street Park
- Hamilton Regional Detention Centre (Barton street jail)
- Hamilton Regional Police station
- Theatre Aquarius
- Ferguson Station (historic site)- defunct Grand Trunk Railway train station, site of the summertime Mustard Festival
- International Village (shopping district)
- Escarpment Rail Trail (abandoned railway)
- Corktown Park
- Shamrock Park
- Bruce Trail
- Niagara Escarpment (mountain)
[edit] Communities
- North End - Everything north of the Canadian National Railway tracks
- Beasley
- Corktown
[edit] Major roads that cross Ferguson Avenue
- Burlington Street East
- 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 Ferguson Avenue
- 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
- Ottawa Street, North, South
[edit] References
- ^ Hamilton's Annual Mustard Festival. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ Houghton, Margaret (2002). Hamilton Street Names: An Illustrated Guide. James Lorimer & Co. Ltd.. ISBN 1-55028-773-7.
