Main Street is a street in

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a Canada 2016 Census, population of 569,353, and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington, ...

, Canada.

History

''Main Street'' was originally called ''Court Street'', after the first courthouse that stood on it. It is now called ''Main Street'' because it formed the "main" concession line of ''Barton Township''. On June 20, 1877, the first commercial telephone service in Canada began in Hamilton, Ontario.

Hugh Cossart Baker, Jr. Hugh Cossart Baker Jr. (9 December 1846, in Hamilton, Canada West – 18 March 1931) was a businessman and telephone pioneer. On June 20, 1877, Baker started up the first commercial telephone service in Canada in the city of Hamilton, Ontario. ...

learned of Alexander Graham Bell's invention in 1877 at the ''Philadelphia International Exposition'' and from there decided to test the communication tool in Hamilton. Hugh Cossart Baker Jr. is credited with making the first telephone exchange in the

British Empire The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts e ...

from an office building (Exchange Building) at the corner of ''James'' and ''Main Street East'' which still stands there today (March 2007). In 1925, The first traffic lights in Canada went into operation at ''the Delta.'' (11 June 1925).

McMaster University McMaster University (McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Ga ...

arrived in Hamilton in 1930 from

Bloor Street Bloor Street is a major east–west residential and commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bloor Street runs from the Prince Edward Viaduct, which spans the Don River Valley, westward into Mississauga where it ends at Central Park ...

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

. The total student population at McMaster University is well over 27,000. Almost two-thirds of the students come from outside the immediate Hamilton region. Built in 1931,

Westdale Secondary School Westdale Secondary School is a public high school founded in 1931 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a school in the city of Hamilton and is located in Westdale Village, a suburb in the west-end of the city. It is administered by the Hamilton ...

was immediately deemed the largest composite school in the

, having cost $1.3 million to build and consisting of 4.7 hectares of building, grounds and athletic fields.

Landmarks

*Crystal Palace Site *Wentworth County Court House Site ''Note: Listing of Landmarks from West to East.'' *White Chapel Cemetery *CNIB building *Canadian Martyrs Elementary School *

*Scottish Rite Castle/ Masonic Centre, Originally the home of

George Elias Tuckett George Elias Tuckett (December 4, 1835, Exeter, England - February 19, 1900) was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1896. Tuckett built a fortune during the American Civil War, cornering a chunk of the tobacco market. He also founded the Tuckett Tobacc ...

, (1835-1900), ''Tuckett Tobacco Company'' owner + Hamilton's 27th Mayor in 1896. (just South of ''Main Street'' on Queen Street South *

Hess Village Hess Village is a Pedestrian zone, pedestrianised area in the downtown of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Its streets, in contrast to other areas in Hamilton, are quite thin and restrict vehicle access. It is located between Main and King Street, and a ...

*Bay 200, residential apartment building (Hamilton's 10th-tallest building, just South of ''Main Street West'') *

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is the public school board for the city of Hamilton. Established on January 1, 1998, via the amalgamation of the Hamilton and Wentworth County school boards, the board currently operates 93 e ...

Building *New Hamilton City Hall *Irving Zucker Sculpture Court *MacNab Street Presbyterian Church *

Hamilton Street Railway The Hamilton Street Railway commonly known as the HSR is a public transport agency in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The name is a legacy of the company's early period, when public transit in Hamilton was primarily served by streetcars. Although stree ...

*Hamilton Public Library * Canadian Football Hall of Fame Museum *Bank of Montreal Building (Hamilton) (converted to a National Law firm office) *Landed Banking and Loan Company building *Exchange Building (site of the first telephone exchange in the British Empire) * John Sopinka Courthouse *Hamilton Courthouse *

Landmark Place Landmark Place is the tallest building in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at the corner of Main Street East and Catharine Street South in the Corktown neighbourhood. This 43-storey building (130 metres/427 feet) was completed in 1974, and w ...

(Hamilton's tallest building) * First Place Hamilton *

Don Cherry Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. Cherry played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, and later coached the team for five se ...

's Grapevine site *St. Patrick Church *St. Patrick Elementary School *Cathedral Secondary School *Columbia Elementary School *Gage Park *Hamilton Children's Museum (inside ''Gage Park'') *Gage Park Bandshell (concert stage) *Gage Park fountain *Memorial Elementary School * Ottawa Street Shopping District - "Textile District" * Delta Secondary School *Montgomery Park *Burlington Synchronized Swimming Club *Queenston Traffic Circle ( Queenston Road branches off from this point) *Sir Winston Churchill Park * Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School *Parkdale Park *Parkdale Arena *Roxborough Park

Communities

''Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from West to East.'' * Ainslie Wood * Westdale * Strathcona/ Kirkendall North *Central/ Durand * Beasley/ Corktown *Landsdale/ Stinson *Gibson/ St. Clair *Stipley/ Blakeley *Crown Point West/ Delta West *Crown Point East/ Delta East *Homeside/ Bartonville *Normanhurst *McQuesten West

Gallery

Image:MainAndOttawaHamilton.JPG, Corner of Main & Ottawa Streets Image:HamiltonPlace.JPG, Hamilton Place Image:HamiltonPlaceConventionCentre.JPG, Hamilton Place/ Convention Centre

References

*MapArt

Golden Horseshoe The Golden Horseshoe is a secondary region of Southern Ontario, Canada, which lies at the western end of Lake Ontario, with outer boundaries stretching south to Lake Erie and north to Lake Scugog, Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay of Lake Huron. The ...

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External links

Downtown HamiltonGoogle Maps: Main Street (Hybrid)
{{Hamilton Roads in Hamilton, Ontario