John Street is a Lower City arterial road in

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, Canada. Originally it was known as ''Mountain Road'' or ''Ancaster Road''. It starts off at the base of Arkledun Avenue, a Mountain-access road in the city, just east of ''St. Joseph's Hospital'', where it is a one-way street going north and tunnels underneath the '' Hunter Street Railway bridge'' and continues onward to the city's ''North End'' at the waterfront, where it ends at ''Guise Street East,'' the site of ''Pier 9.''

History

Talk of creating a townsite at what is now the intersection of ''John'' and ''Main streets'' arose as early as 1809, but the war delayed the scheme until 1816 when George Hamilton and

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successfully promoted Hamilton as the judicial centre for the counties of Halton and Wentworth (the Gore District). When the Town of Hamilton was incorporated in 1833, one of the first orders of business was to find a suitable place for the town board to meet. For the first few years they made do with meeting in local taverns such as ''Thomas Wilson's Inn'' on the corner of ''John'' and Jackson Streets. ''John Street'' is also one of the original native pathways in the area. In 1837, the police commission officially named it ''John Street'' - a name originally chosen by George Hamilton (City founder), apparently in honour of a family of early settlers. The

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Statue at Gore Park arrived in Hamilton from

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on 30 October 1893. Official dedication of the statue took place 1 November 1893. Originally, the statue was located at the intersection of

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and Hughson Streets and pointed West. Prime Minister Sir John Thompson was in attendance. ''Alexander Aitchison'', a local Hamilton Fire Chief, died of injuries he sustained from crashing into the base of the statue with his horse and buggy and because of it, the statue was then relocated to ''Gore Park'' near ''King'' and ''John Streets'' only this time the statue instead of pointing West, now points East.

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came to Canada in 1958. His first gig was at the ''Golden Rail'' in Hamilton near the corner of ''King'' and ''John Streets'' where he became an overnight success. It was a result of Hawkins success in Hamilton that he decided to move to Canada permanently. His career spans over five decades and 25 records. His hits include, "Forty Days", "Mary Lou", and "

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Landmarks

''Note: Listing of Landmarks from North to South.'' *Pier 9 *Hamilton Waterfront Trail *McLaren Park *

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railway overpass *

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(originally St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church. 1961 became a

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Hall. North of Wilson Street) *Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre (originally downtown Bus terminal) *Hamilton Hydro-Electric System Building *

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* Gore Park *

statue (Gore Park) *War Memorial Monument (Gore Park) * Royal Connaught Hotel/

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*The London Tap House (5-storey entertainment complex including Hamilton's first rooftop patio restaurant) * John Sopinka Courthouse *

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statue (in front of the Hamilton Courthouse)Statue info. at myhamilton.ca
/ref> *The Hamilton Courthouse *New Horizon Office Building (Tailgate Charlie's restaurant/ bar) *T.H.& B. Railway Bridge *Blue Line Taxi Cab Company *Oakland Square (shopping plaza) *Church of the Ascension * Olympia Apartments, just east of ''John Street South'' on ''Charlton Avenue East'' (Hamilton's 3rd-tallest building) *St. Joseph's Hospital *''Arkledun Avenue''/ ''Jolley Cut'', Mountain-access roads

Communities

''Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from North to South'' * North End - Everything north of the

Railway tracks * Central/ Beasley, ''John Street'' is the division between these two neighbourhoods. * Corktown

Images

Image:JohnStreetSHamiltonA.JPG, John Street South Image:JohnStreetSHamiltonB.JPG, John Street South Image:SirJohnStatueB.JPG, Sir John A. Macdonald, statue, Gore Park Image:SirJohnStatueA.JPG, Sir John A. Macdonald, statue, Gore Park

References

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External links

Beasley Neighbourhood (ourbeasley.com)Downtown HamiltonNorth End NeighboursNiagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) Official web siteGoogle Maps: John Street (Hybrid)

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