King Street, Hamilton, Ontario
King Street is a Lower City arterial road in
There is
History
King Street follows the path of an old native trail; it was named for
In 1815,
Gore Park
Gore Park is located along two sections of King Street East from John Street and James Street.
In 1860, Edward, Prince of Wales (who later became
In 1893, The Right House opened. It was Hamilton's first large department store.[4]
On 30 October 1893, The Sir
Hamilton Cenotaph
The
Pantages Theatre
The Pantages Theatre opened up in 1921 on King Street, (between Catharine Street and Mary Street), with a seating capacity of 3,500 made it the largest theatre in Canada at the time. In 1930 it was renamed The Palace Theatre. It closed down in 1972. Hamilton one time was home to many Grand Theatres, all of which are no longer in existence. These include, Grand Opera House (James Street North), Savoy Theatre (Merrick Street), Temple Theatre (behind the Terminal Building on King Street), Lyric Theatre (Mary Street) and The Loews Theatre renamed later to The Capitol (King Street East).[6]
The Delta
In 1925 the first traffic lights in Canada went into operation at the Delta. (11 June 1925).[7]
McMaster University
McMaster University moved to Hamilton, Ontario from Toronto in 1930, thanks to the efforts of Thomas McQuesten.[8]
Christ the King Cathedral
CHCH TV
Terminal Towers
In 1966, Terminal Towers including a new eight-storey Holiday Inn opened on the site of the old transit terminal between King and Main at Catharine Street. It's now called Effort Square and the hotel is a Crowne Plaza.[11] Effort Square is also the home of the Lincoln Alexander Centre.
Architecture
Modern day architectural developments on King Street include the following, Phase 1 of
Culture
Hamilton has hosted several cultural and craft fairs since the 1960s, notably Festival of Friends, which made it a major tourist destination. The Festival of Friends, founded in 1975, is the largest annual free music event in the country. Burton Cummings, Lighthouse and Bruce Cockburn have been among the main stage headliners at Gage Park on Gage Avenue.[15] WestJet is a major sponsor of the festival.[16] Hamilton is also home to the Mustard Festival [1] because Hamilton is home to the largest miller of dry mustard in the world. It's held annually at Ferguson Station, Ferguson Avenue and King Street East at Hamilton's International Village and is another summertime food & beverage festival that features some of the top Blues and Jazz acts in the region.[17]
In 2001, the Steven Seagal film Exit Wounds used the streets of Downtown Hamilton for a period of 6-weeks during a night shoot of the movie's climatic chase scene that features the Gore Park water fountain and the Hamilton GO Transit station, Original site of the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway (1892–1987).
Waterfront Shuttle
The Waterfront Shuttle is a free service offered by the
Major intersections
Note: Listing of streets from West to East.
- Longwood Road, South
- Chedoke Parkway, (Freeway passes underneath the King Street West bridge)
- 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
- Victoria Avenue, North, South
- Wentworth Street, North, South
- Sherman Avenue, North, South
- Gage Avenue, North, South
- Ottawa Street, South
- Kenilworth Avenue, South
- Parkdale Avenue, South
- Red Hill Valley Parkway (Freeway passes underneath the King Street East bridge)
- Nash Road, South
- Centennial Parkway, South
- Lake Avenue Drive
- Gray Road
- Green Road
See also
References
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- ^ "Sir John A. Macdonald statue, 1893 (www.myhamilton.ca)". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
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- ^ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1992). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol III, 1925-1939). W.L. Griffin Ltd.
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- ^ a b "CH TV Hamilton History". Archived from the original on 2006-01-29. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ a b c d e Johnston, Bill. "Hamilton Spectator article: "Lament for a Downtown"". Archived from the original on 2004-08-13. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ Manson, Bill. "Gallery of distinction". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ a b "Skyscraperpage.com: Hamilton, Ontario". Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ "OHL Arena Guide: Copps Coliseum (1985)". Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ "The Hamilton Memory Project;" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator- Tourism Hamilton page MP54. 2006-06-10.
- ^ "WestJet sponsors Festival of Friends in Hamilton". Archived from the original on May 29, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ "Hamilton's Annual Mustard Festival". Archived from the original on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ "The Waterfront Shuttle (Trolley)- HSR". Retrieved 2007-06-05.
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