Upper Paradise Road (Hamilton, Ontario)

Upper Paradise Road is an Upper City (mountain) collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off just north of Scenic Drive by Cliffview Park and extends southward where it ends just south of Rymal Road beside Carpenter Park. It is a two-way street throughout.

History

It is named Upper Paradise Road because it is in alignment with Paradise Road in Lower City Hamilton. Paradise Road got its name because it led into Cootes Paradise. Paradise Road spent many years known as West Street, because it was the western boundary of the city from 1846 until approximately 1920.[1]

Landmarks

These landmarks are listed from north to south.

Communities

These neighbourhoods are listed from north to south. [2]

Roads that are parallel with Upper Paradise Road

These roads are listed from west to east.

Roads that cross Upper Paradise Road

These streets are listed from north to south.

References

  1. ↑ Manson, Bill (2003). Footsteps In Time: Exploring Hamilton's heritage neighbourhoods. North Shore Publishing Inc. ISBN 1-896899-22-6.
  2. ↑ "Hamilton Neighbourhood Boundaries, (map.hamilton.ca)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-09-26.

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