Hunter Street (Hamilton, Ontario)

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Hunter Street, is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a one-way street (Westbound) that starts West of Locke Street at Hill Street Park and ends 2-blocks East of Victoria Avenue at Emerald Street. (Hunter Street is a two-way street between Victoria and Emerald Streets.)

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

[edit] History

Hunter Street is named after Peter Hunter Hamilton, (1800-1857), landowner and businessman + half brother of city founder George Hamilton. ^[1]

[edit] Landmarks

Note: Listing of Landmarks from West to East.

• Hill Street Park
• Player's Guild of Hamilton Inc. (theatre)
• Central Public School Building, w/ clock tower
• James Street South Shopping district
• Hamilton GO Transit station, Original site of the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway (1892-1987)
• Access Community Church of God 7th Day
• Central Memorial Recreation Centre

[edit] Communities

Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from West to East.

• Kirkendall
• Durand
• Corktown
• Stinson

[edit] Roads that are parallel with Hunter Street

Lower City Roads:

• Burlington Street, West/East
• Barton Street, West/East
• Cannon Street, West/East
• Wilson Street
• King William Street
• King Street, West/East
• Main Street, West/East; - Queenston Road
• Jackson Street, West/East
• Hunter Street, West/East
• Augusta Street
• Charlton Avenue, West/East
• Aberdeen Avenue

Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads:

• Concession Street
• Fennell Avenue, West/East
• Mohawk Road, West/East
• Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway-The Linc
• Hamilton City Road 11; Mud Street
• Stone Church Road, West/East
• ; Rymal Road, West/East

[edit] Roads that cross Hunter Street

Note: Listing of streets from West to East.

• Locke Street, South
• Queen Street, South
• Hess Street, South
• Bay Street, South
• MacNab Street, South
• James Street, South
• Hughson Street, South
• John Street, South
• Catharine Street, South
• Ferguson Avenue, South
• Wellington Street, South
• Victoria Avenue, South

[edit] References

1. ^ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1981). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791-1875). W.L. Griffin Ltd. 

• Downtown Hamilton
• Durand Neighbourhood
• Kirkendall Neighbourhood
• Locke Street.com
• Locke Street South Shopping District
• MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas - Page 647 - Grids H10, H11, H12, H13
• Google Maps: Hunter Street (Hybrid)

v • d • e Roads in Hamilton, Ontario
Lower City Arteries (Primary Roads):	Bay • Burlington • Centennial • Cootes • Dundurn • Gage • James • John • Kenilworth • Ottawa • Parkdale • Queen • Victoria • Wellington • Wentworth
Lower City Collectors (Secondary):	Catharine • Ferguson • Hess • Hughson • Locke • MacNab • Sherman
Mountain pass:	Sherman Access
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