MacNab Street (Hamilton, Ontario)

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MacNab Street, is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off in the Durand neighbourhood on Markland Street, as a one-way street going north to Hurst Place where it's cut off by a wall for the Hunter Street railway bridge. It then starts up again north of the Railway line on Hunter Street where it then becomes a two-way street and cut off again on King Street where the Lloyd D. Jackson Square Mall is situated at Stelco Tower. MacNab Street continues north of this Mall on York Boulevard, in front of the Hamilton Public Library & the Hamilton Farmer's Market, again as a two-way street right through the city's North End by the waterfront where it ends at Guise Street West, the sight of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club and Pier 5.

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

[edit] History

MacNab Street was named after Allan McNab, (1798-1862), Sir. Allan Napier McNab soldier, lawyer, businessman, knight and former Prime Minister of Upper Canada. ^{[1] [2]}

MacNab Street between Main Street and King Street is also named Franz Liszt Avenue, named after the Hungarian composer/ conductor/ pianist.

In 1958, Conway Twitty, singer-songwriter and his band were in town and were playing the Flamingo Lounge where Hamilton Place auditorium is located today. Legend has it that the drummer, Jack Nance, wrote "It's Only Make Believe" between sets, although another story puts them at the nearby Fischer Hotel. The song was recorded in 1958 and became the first of nine Top 40 hits for Twitty, selling eight million copies.^[3]

Thomas McQuesten's, historic downtown family home was willed to the City after the death of the last of his five unmarried siblings in 1968. After its restoration was complete in 1971, Whitehern has been open as a civic museum and has occasionally served as a period film location. ^[4]

Stelco Tower was built in 1973 in downtown Hamilton, 25-floors/ 103-metres. At the time of completion was the tallest building in Hamilton but that title only lasted for a year until Landmark Place, 43-floors/ 127 meters, (originally known as The Century 21 Building) was complete in 1974. ^[5]

[edit] Landmarks

Note: Listing of Landmarks from North to South.

• Pier 5
• Fuel Dock
• Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
• Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
• Hamilton Waterfront Trail
• Bayview Playground
• St. Mary's Elementary School (St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, behind school on corner of Park and Sheaffe Streets was the City's and Ontario's first Cathedral)
• Hamilton Farmer's Market
• Hamilton Public Library
• Lloyd D. Jackson Square (Mall)
• Stelco Tower (part of the Lloyd D. Jackson Square Mall complex)
• Commerce Place II (part of a twin tower complex with Commerce Place I)
• Ellen Fairclough Building/ Hamilton Convention Centre
• MacNab Street Presbyterian Church
• Hamilton Place Auditorium
• Hamilton Street Railway Bus terminal
• BDC Building
• United Family Court (old Hamilton Public Library building)
• Canadian Football Hall of Fame (museum), just left of the Hamilton City Hall
• YWCA
• Whitehern (museum)

[edit] Communities

• North End - Everything north of the Canadian National Railway tracks
• Central - The financial center of Hamilton, Ontario
• Durand

[edit] Major roads that cross MacNab Street

Note: Listing of streets from North to South.

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

[edit] Roads that are parallel with MacNab Street

Note: Listing of streets from West to East.

• Chedoke Parkway
• Dundurn Street, North, South
• Locke Street, North, South
• Queen Street, North, South
• 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

[edit] References

1. ^ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1981). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791-1875). W.L. Griffin Ltd. 
2. ^ Bailey, Melville (1987 (reprint)). The History of Dundurn Castle and Sir Allan MacNab, 1-38. 
3. ^ The Hamilton Spectator Newspaper- Souvenir Edition page MP44 (Saturday June 10, 2006). The Hamilton Memory Project;. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
4. ^ Whitehern Museum Archives: An Online History of the McQuesten Family. Retrieved on March 23, 2007.
5. ^ Stelco Tower: 1973. Retrieved on March 26, 2007.

• Downtown Hamilton
• Durand neighbourhood Association
• MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas - Page 647 - Grids E12, F12, G12, H12
• Google Maps: MacNab 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
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