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Encyclopedia > Charlton Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)

Charlton Avenue, is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This collector road starts of just West of Dundurn Street as a one-way street (Westbound) up to James Street South where it then switches over to a two-way street the rest of the way eastward and ends at Wentworth Street South right in front of Mountain Face Park and the Escarpment Rail Trail. Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - Representatives 5 MPs and 5 MPPs Area [2]  - City 1,138. ... Hamilton Street Railway Bus crossing King and James Streets. ...

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History

Charlton Avenue was named after Benjamin Ernest Charlton, (1835-1901), teacher, manufacturer, politician and mayor of Hamilton. [1] Originally Charlton Street was named Hannah Street. [2] Benjamin Ernest Charlton was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1867 and 1873-1874 Categories: | ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


Wentworth Street, at the base of the Niagara Escarpment (mountain) was the site of the city's second Incline railway (1895-1936). Back then, the Incline railway on Wentworth Street was known as the Eastend Incline Railway but was often called, The Mount Hamilton Incline Railway. [3][4] The city's first Incline railway on James Street South, (1892-1932), was known as the Hamilton & Barton Incline Railway. [3][4] Rattlesnake Point near Milton, Ontario. ... Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks A funicular, also called funicular railway or inclined railway, inclined plane, or in England a cliff railway, consists of a system of transportation in which cables attach to a tram-like vehicle on rails to move it up and down a... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hamilton Street Railway Bus crossing King and James Streets. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...


Landmarks

Note: Listing of Landmarks from West to East.

  • St. John The Evangelist Church
  • Ryerson Middle School
  • Locke Street Shopping district (Antique shops, Art galleries, Cafes & fine dining Restaurants)
  • Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds
  • Hamilton Tennis Club
  • Central Presbyterian Church
  • Christian Reformed Church
  • Durand Park
  • James Street South Shopping District
  • St. Joseph's Hospital
  • Church of the Ascension (1-block north of Charlton Avenue on John Street South)
  • Oakland Square (shopping plaza)
  • Olympia Apartments, (Hamilton's 3rd-tallest building)
  • Canadian Pacific Railway line
  • Escarpment Rail Trail
  • Mountain Face Park
  • Wentworth Street Stairway (Access to the Upper City, "Mountain"), old site of the Wentworth Street Incline railway, (1895-1936)
  • Bruce Trail
  • Niagara Escarpment (mountain)

The Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds (also known as the Hamilton AAA Grounds) is a park that was home to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1872-1949. ... McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 18,238 full-time and 3,836 part-time students (as of 2006). ... John Street, is a street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ... Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks A funicular, also called funicular railway or inclined railway, inclined plane, or in England a cliff railway, consists of a system of transportation in which cables attach to a tram-like vehicle on rails to move it up and down a... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Bruce Trail is a hiking (and multi-use) trail in southern and central Ontario, Canada. ... Rattlesnake Point near Milton, Ontario. ...

Communities

Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from West to East.

  • Kirkendall
  • Durand
  • Corktown
  • Stinson

Roads that are parallel with Charlton Avenue

Lower City Roads:

Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads: Burlington Street is a road stretching along the south shore of Hamilton Harbour in Lake Ontario. ... Barton Street is the longest street (21. ... Cannon Street, is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... King Street, is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... Augusta Street is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... Aberdeen Avenue is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ...

  • Concession Street
  • Fennell Avenue, West/East
  • Mohawk Road, West/East
  • Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway-The Linc
  • Hamilton City Road 11; Mud Street
  • Stone Church Road, West/East
  • ; Rymal Road, West/East

The Lincoln Alexander Parkway (called The LINC by locals) is a municipal freeway in the city of Hamilton, Ontario. ...

Roads that cross Charlton Avenue

Note: Listing of streets from West to East.

Hamilton City Hall. ... Hamilton Street Railway Bus crossing King and James Streets. ... John Street, is a street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... HMCS Haida in Hamilton, Ontario Catharine Street, is a Lower City street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ...

References

  1. ^ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1981). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791-1875). W.L. Griffin Ltd. 
  2. ^ Manson, Bill (2003). Footsteps In Time: Exploring Hamilton's heritage neighbourhoods. North Shore Publishing Inc. ISBN 1-896899-22-6. 
  3. ^ a b Hamilton Street Railway History. Retrieved on 2007 April 14.
  4. ^ a b Hamilton Transit History. Retrieved on 2007 April 14.
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