Hunter Street is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a one-way street (Westbound) that starts West of Locke Street at Hill Street Park and ends two blocks East of Victoria Avenue at Emerald Street. Hunter Street is a two-way street between Victoria and Emerald Streets.
History
Hunter Street is named after Peter Hunter Hamilton (1800–1857), landowner and businessman and half brother of city founder George Hamilton. Originally, sections of Hunter Street were called William Street after King William IV and Peel Street after the British PM, Sir Robert Peel.
Central Public School building on Hunter Street West was built in 1853. This school was built to accommodate 1,000 students, was the largest graded school in Upper Canada, and became the only public school in Hamilton, at the time of its opening in 1853. The building's original final proportioned classical design, by the firm Cumberland & Ridout, was extensively remodelled in 1890 by the Hamilton architect, James Balfour. His alterations, including a steeply pitched roof, certain round arched windows and a heightened central tower, created an edifice in conformity with the late Victorian tastes. The building is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.
Landmarks Note: Listing of landmarks from West to East. Hill Street Park Players' Guild of Hamilton, Inc. (theatre) Central Public School Building, w/ clock tower James Street South Shopping district Hamilton GO Transit station, Original site of the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway (1892–1987) The Fontainebleu (18-storey apartment building) Access Community Church of God 7th Day Central Memorial Recreation Centre
Communities Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from West to East. Kirkendall Durand Corktown Stinson
Roads that are parallel with Hunter Street Lower City roads: Burlington Street, West–East Barton Street, West/East Cannon Street, West/East Wilson Street King William Street King Street, West/East Main Street, West/East; - Queenston Road Jackson Street, West/East Hunter Street, West/East Augusta Street Charlton Avenue, West/East Aberdeen Avenue Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads: Concession Street Queensdale Avenue West/ East Scenic Drive - Fennell Avenue, West/East Sanatorium Road Mohawk Road, West/East Limeridge Road West/East Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway - Mud Street, (Hamilton City Road 11) Stone Church Road, West/East ; Rymal Road, West/East Twenty Road
Roads that cross Hunter Street
Note: Listing of streets from West to East. Locke Street, South Queen Street, South Hess Street, South Caroline Street, South Bay Street, South MacNab Street, South James Street, South Hughson Street, South John Street, South Catharine Street, South Ferguson Avenue, South Wellington Street, South Victoria Avenue, South
Images
References
MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas - page 647 - Grids H10, H11, H12, H13
External links
Downtown Hamilton Durand Neighbourhood Kirkendall Neighbourhood Locke Street.com Locke Street South Shopping District Google Maps: Hunter Street (Hybrid)