Queen Street (Hamilton, Ontario)

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The Hamilton Tigers circa 1906, Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds.
The Hamilton Tigers circa 1906, Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds.

Queen Street, is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Beckett Drive, a mountain-access road in the city and is a two-way street up to Herkimer Street and a one-way street (Southbound) the rest of the way north up to the Canadian National Railway Yard where the road turns right, merging with Stuart Street which travels in an East-West direction.

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[edit] History

The Hamilton A.A.A. Grounds, (Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds), is a park that was home to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1872-1949. Entrance to the park at Queen Street South is right before Charlton Avenue West. Today it is also the site of the Hamilton Tennis Club. [1] Today Ivor Wynne Stadium is the home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. It's off of Beachwood Avenue, 2-blocks West of Gage Avenue North. [2]

In 1964, Imperial Tobacco Company's Hamilton operations are moved to Guelph, Ontario. Originally it was known as the Tuckett Tabacco Company which was started up by George Elias Tuckett, (1835-1900), who was also Hamilton's 27th Mayor in 1896. Today the property is the site of two high-rise apartment buildings, Queen's Terrace and Oxford Heights. [3] [4]

[edit] Landmarks

Note: Listing of Landmarks from North to South.

[edit] Communities

  • Strathcona/ Central - (The financial center of Hamilton), Queen Street is the division between these two neighbourhoods.
  • Kirkendall [1]/ Durand, Queen Street is the division between these two neighbourhoods.

[edit] Major roads that cross Queen Street

Note: Listing of streets from North to South.

  • Barton Street West
  • Cannon Street West - One way street (Westbound only), (Western-end of Cannon Street)
  • 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 West
  • Hunter Street West - One way street (Westbound Only)
  • Charlton Avenue West - One way street (Westbound Only)
  • Aberdeen Avenue

[edit] Roads that are parallel with Queen Street

Note: Listing of streets from West to East.

[edit] References

  1. ^ A.A.A. Grounds: Canadian Football Timelines; Canadian Football web site. Retrieved on March 26, 2007.
  2. ^ Wilson, Paul. Ivor Wynne Stadium. Retrieved on March 28, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Bailey, Thomas Melville (1981). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791-1875). W.L. Griffin Ltd. 
  4. ^ History of Industry in Hamilton, Ontario. Retrieved on March 26, 2007.



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