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MacNab Street is a Lower City collector road in
Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses ...
, Canada. It starts in the Durand neighbourhood on ''Markland Street'', as a one-way street going north to Bold Street, where it becomes two-way for one block until ''Hurst Place'' where it's cut off by a wall for the Hunter Street railway bridge. Pedestrians may cross Hunter Street at an underpass. MacNab Street starts again north of the Railway line on ''Hunter Street'' as a two-way street but is cut off again at King Street where the Lloyd D. Jackson Square mall and
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are situated. MacNab Street continues north of this Mall on
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, in front of the
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& the entrance to the Hamilton Farmer's Market, again as a two-way street right through the city's ''North End'' to ''Burlington Street''. It continues as a one-way street to the waterfront where it ends at ''Guise Street West'', the site of the
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and ''Pier 5''.


History

''MacNab Street'' was named after
Allan MacNab Sir Allan Napier MacNab, 1st Baronet (19 February 1798 – 8 August 1862) was a Canadian political leader, land speculator and property investor, lawyer, soldier, and militia commander who served in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada t ...
, (1798–1862), ''Sir Allan Napier MacNab'' soldier, lawyer, businessman, knight and former Prime Minister of
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. ''MacNab Street'' South between King Street and Hunter Street West is also named Franz Liszt Avenue, named after the Hungarian
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. In 1838, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church on ''Park Street'' (1-block West of ''MacNab'') was built. Recently given a complete paint job on the outside and additions added in the South-east of property, (Banquet Hall), and a parking lot done in red gravel. The building is architecturally notable both inside & out. In 1958,
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, singer-songwriter and his band were in town and were playing the ''Flamingo Lounge'' where ''Hamilton Place'' auditorium is located today. Legend has it that the drummer, Jack Nance, wrote ''"It's Only Make Believe"'' between sets, although another story puts them at the nearby ''Fischer Hotel''. The song was recorded in 1958 and became the first of nine Top 40 hits for Twitty, selling eight million copies.
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's, historic downtown family home was willed to the City after the death of the last of his five unmarried siblings in 1968. After its restoration was complete in 1971,
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has been open as a civic
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and has occasionally served as a period film location. 100 King Street West (formerly Stelco Tower) was built in 1972 in downtown Hamilton, 26-floors/ 103-metres. At the time of completion was the tallest building in Hamilton but that title lasted less than 2 years until
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, 43-floors/ 127 meters, (originally known as ''The Century 21 Building'') was complete in 1974. Hamilton is also home to the
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museum. The museum hosts an annual induction event in a week-long celebration that includes school visits, a golf tournament, a formal induction dinner and concludes with the Hall of Fame game involving the local
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at
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. The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club is only minutes from downtown Hamilton. Offers a fantastic waterfront view and spectacular sunsets. Whether you sail, power boat, swim, or just enjoy great food its all there at the RHYC. Also included are dry sail facilities, youth/adult sailing school, excellent year round dining and well-appointed meeting spaces. The ''Waterfront Shuttle'' is a free service offered by the
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. It has a seasonal schedule that runs weekends from May-to-October connecting Hamilton's downtown core to the waterfront and attractions that can be found there like HMCS Haida and the
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.


Frank A. Cooke Transit Terminal

The
Hamilton Street Railway The Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) is the public transport agency for Hamilton, Ontario. The name is a legacy of the company's early period, when public transit in Hamilton was primarily served by streetcars. Although streetcars are no longer us ...
bus terminal is located between King St W and Main St W, on a section of the street closed to traffic. Once a through street north of King Street, the demolition of buildings for Jackson Square would give rise to an on street transit terminal after 1969. The pre-2011 terminal had seven platforms with ten routes, mostly serving the upper part of the city. The 9 platform terminal was rebuilt and re-opened on 2 January 2011. Formerly known as ''McNab Transit Terminal'', the terminal was renamed to the ''Frank A. Cooke Transit Terminal'' on September 12, 2022 in honor of Franklin Arthur Cooke, the former general manager of HSR from 1946 to 1985.


Hamilton Waterfront Trolley

The ''Hamilton Waterfront Trolley'' is a narrated tour along the 12 kilometre ''Hamilton Waterfront Trail''. The main stop and departure spot is at the Hamilton Waterfront ''SCOOPS'' Ice Cream parlour, which provides the famous ''Stoney Creek Dairy Ice Cream''. There are a dozen stops along the way between Princess Point at the western-end of the route to the eastern-end, the site of HMCS Haida. Also near this eastern-end route is the site of the ''Hamiltonian Tour Boat'', which is a 12-passenger tour boat that offers a leisurely guided tour of
Hamilton Harbour Hamilton Harbour (formerly known as Burlington Bay) lies on the western tip of Lake Ontario, bounded on the northwest by the City of Burlington, on the south by the City of Hamilton, and on the east by Hamilton Beach (south of the Burlington ...
with the captain providing interesting stories and history of one of North America's most noteworthy harbours. In addition to this there is also the ''Hamilton Harbour Queen Cruises'' which is another ship that offers 3-hour tour of the harbour along with Lunch, Dinner or other special events like Dance parties. This Harbour Queen Cruise was also the 2005 winner of the Hamilton Tourism Awards for "best tourism idea."


Gallery

MacNabStreetHamiltonBBB.JPG, Ellen Fairclough building MacNabStreetBDC.JPG,
BDC Building The BDC Building, 22-storey office tower (91.5 m), is the 6th tallest building in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Originally the building was known as the ''IBM Building'' when it first opened in 1972. The "''BDC''" stands for the Business Developme ...
, view from atop of Stelco Tower HamiltonWaterfrontTrolleyC.JPG, Waterfront Trolley HamiltonWaterfrontTrailD.JPG, Waterfront Trail


References

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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. T ...
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External links


Durand neighbourhood AssociationNorth End NeighboursGoogle Maps: MacNab Street (Hybrid)
{{Hamilton Roads in Hamilton, Ontario