Charlton Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)

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Central Presbyterian Church
Central Presbyterian Church

Charlton Avenue, is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This collector road starts of just West of Dundurn Street as a one-way street (Westbound) up to James Street South where it then switches over to a two-way street the rest of the way eastward and ends at Wentworth Street South right in front of Mountain Face Park and the Escarpment Rail Trail.

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[edit] History

Charlton Avenue was named after Benjamin Ernest Charlton, (1835-1901), teacher, manufacturer, politician and mayor of Hamilton. [1] Originally Charlton Street was named Hannah Street. [2]

Wentworth Street, at the base of the Niagara Escarpment (mountain) was the site of the city's second Incline railway (1895-1936). Back then, the Incline railway on Wentworth Street was known as the Eastend Incline Railway but was often called, The Mount Hamilton Incline Railway. [3][4] The city's first Incline railway on James Street South, (1892-1932), was known as the Hamilton & Barton Incline Railway. [3][4]

[edit] Landmarks

Central Presbyterian Church
Central Presbyterian Church
Caroline Street South, near Charlton Avenue West
Caroline Street South, near Charlton Avenue West
Olympia Apartments
Olympia Apartments

Note: Listing of Landmarks from West to East.

[edit] Communities

Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from West to East. [5]

  • Kirkendall North
  • Durand
  • Corktown
  • Stinson

[edit] Roads that are parallel with Charlton Avenue

Lower City Roads:

Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads:

[edit] Roads that cross Charlton Avenue

Note: Listing of streets from West to East.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1981). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791-1875). W.L. Griffin Ltd. 
  2. ^ Manson, Bill (2003). Footsteps In Time: Exploring Hamilton's heritage neighbourhoods. North Shore Publishing Inc. ISBN 1-896899-22-6. 
  3. ^ a b Hamilton Street Railway History. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
  4. ^ a b Hamilton Transit History. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
  5. ^ Hamilton Neighbourhood Boundaries, (map.hamilton.ca). Retrieved on 2007-05-11.

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Roads and Streets in Hamilton, Ontario
Lower City Arteries (Primary):
Aberdeen • Barton • Bay • Burlington • Centennial • Cootes • Dundurn • Gage • James • John • Kenilworth • King (Hamilton) • King (Dundas) • Main • Ottawa • Parkdale • Queen • Queenston • Victoria • Wellington • Wentworth • York
Lower City Collectors (Secondary):
Augusta • Beach • Cannon • Catharine • Charlton • Cochrane • Ferguson • Hess • Hughson • Hunter • Jackson • King William • Locke • MacNab • Sherman • Wilson (Hamilton)
Mountain-access roads:
Beckett Drive • Claremont Access • Highway 20 • Highway 403 • James Street Access • Jolley Cut/ Arkledun Ave. • Kenilworth Access • Mount Albion • Red Hill Valley Parkway • Sherman Access • Upper Centennial Parkway
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Concession • Fennell • Garth • Mohawk • Mountain Brow • Mud • Rymal • Stone Church • Upper Gage • Upper James • Upper Kenilworth • Upper Ottawa • Upper Paradise • Upper Sherman • Upper Wentworth • Upper Wellington • West 5th • Wilson (Ancaster)
Upper City Collectors:
Limeridge • Twenty
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Former Provincial Highways
2 • 8 • 20 • 52 • 53 • 56 • 97 • 99
Numbered City Roads (Formerly Regional Roads)
5 • 8 • 20 • 56 • 65 • 97 • 99
Former Numbered Regional Roads:
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Roads in Ontario


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