Barton Street is an arterial road in the Lower City of Hamilton, Ontario , Canada. It's also the longest street (21.0 km) in the city. It starts at the north end of downtown at Locke Street North and is a two-way street that stretches eastward through a number of different and varied communities in the city and ends in Winona at Fifty Road just west of the Hamilton/ Niagara regional boundary. The street is divided in East and West portions, divided by James Street . However, the East designation does not continue through the Stoney Creek district (which includes Winona), which was a separate municipality prior to amalgamation in 2001, and the designation as well as the address numbering system were not restructured upon amalgamation, and numbers reset at the former city limits at Centennial Parkway .
20-753: Barton Street may refer to: Barton Street (Hamilton, Ontario) , in Canada Barton Street Arena Barton Street, Gloucester , in England Barton Street in Lincolnshire, England, an ancient trackway which crossed the River Lud at Louth . Barton Street railway station , in Southport, Merseyside, England [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
40-403: A 23-building super centre on the property on Barton Street East . Cost is estimated to be around $ 100-million and will take up 700,000 square feet (65,000 m ) of retail space. This will end up being the largest redevelopment project in the history of Hamilton's east-end. The overhaul will take about two-and-a-half years to complete but the bulk of the work is expected to be done by the end of
60-575: A few years down the line it was purchased by Kenneth D. Soble and then he announced a new rink would be built and the new Forum opened up for business 1 October 1953. The rink lasted until 1976. That's when the Junior A hockey club Hamilton Fincups left Hamilton. Demolition started in September 1976. Present-day Centre Mall used to be the site of the Jockey Club racetrack but in the years after
80-470: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Barton Street (Hamilton, Ontario) In the early days Hamilton was known as Barton township, named after a township in Lincoln County, England . Barton Street is all that remains of the township. In 1816, Barton township Population was 668. On 24 May 1909 a Coney Island -type amusement Park
100-636: The Second World War the push for Hamilton's eastward expansion had completely engulfed the Jockey Club property. On 26 September 1952 the racetrack was sold. The site would then become the site of the Greater Hamilton Shopping Centre. Centre Mall owners announce plans for a 23-building super centre on the property on Barton Street East. Cost is estimated to be around $ 100-million and will take up 700,000 square feet (65,000 m ) of retail space. This will end up being
120-583: The First and Second World Wars . In 1913, Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company (based in Cincinnati, Ohio ) purchased 7 acres (28,000 m ) of land and 2 acres (8,100 m ) of water on the south side of Burlington Street between Depew and Ottawa Streets. This event marked the beginning of Procter & Gamble's operations outside of the United States . In 1914, construction started on
140-728: The Hamilton Street Railway discontinued bus service on this road in 1944, and why the City planned a new Kenilworth Access to the east which opened in 1957. In 1862, The city had invested in the Great Western Railway but the government of Canada favoured the rival Grand Trunk Railway . Also, after the end of the Depression (1857–1862), the population dips downwards in Hamilton and the city could not meet
160-625: The Procter & Gamble Hamilton plant, which cost $ 1 million and consisted of seven buildings: the Crisco building, the boiler house, the gas plant, the soap building, the hardening plant, the kettle and glycerin house, and the machine shop. By 1915, Procter & Gamble officially opens Hamilton plant, employing 75 workers who made six different products. The Tim Hortons chain was founded in Hamilton in 1964. The original store still operates on Ottawa Street. Centre Mall owners announced plans for
180-589: The base of the Niagara Escarpment (mountain) and is a two-way street throughout, cutting through the Delta and Crown Point neighbourhoods and the City's North End industrial neighbourhood. It ends at Industrial Drive, the site of the Dofasco steel company. This used to be one of the east ends' mountain access roads - it continued south over the train tracks at Lawrence Road and quickly turned right towards
200-623: The booming East Hamilton market. It had a "Figure 8" roller coaster . This was the most popular coaster model of the era, with many Canadian parks having one. Most were built by Fred Ingersoll. Barton Street East actually "changed" locations in the late 1960s. Barton Street East heading east from Strathearne Avenue, ended at Walter Avenue, where you continued south on Walter Avenue (to present day Melvin Avenue) and it continued east to Fifty Road in Stoney Creek. The section east of Walter Avenue
220-467: The brick manufacturing plant once known as Hamilton Brick. It took several turns before joining what is now the Kenilworth Access near the old water reservoir entrance. Its routing up the mountain is fairly consistent with the current Kenilworth Access with one exception - another hair-pin turn at the top; not the traffic circle that is present now. It was because of these hair-pin turns that
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#1732779585177240-644: The crisis. Those owned by Dennis Moore and the Copp brothers endured, but their employees suffered wage cuts and layoffs. Canadian patent laws and the underemployed workers skilled in machinist trades lured an important new industrial enterprise from the U.S.A.- the manufacture of sewing machines by Richard Wanzer . From this development there evolved the ready-made clothing industry, which William Eli Sanford introduced locally. The Textile District evolved in East Hamilton, centered on Ottawa Street and boomed during
260-442: The enclosed mall is torn down. The redevelopment of Centre Mall is transforming the entire neighbourhood from Ottawa Street to Kenilworth Avenue . The $ 100-million investment in the mall has boosted Ottawa Street North - already the city's No.1 tourist destination. The garment district has also morphed into a holistic home decor destination area, complete with lighting, antique, design & glass stores. The Ottawa Street B.I.A. had
280-570: The interest on its bonds, many of which were held by British investors. To save the city from its creditors temporarily, Henry Beasley removes the assessment rolls, thus preventing a levy of special tax. Foundries and machine shops associated with the Great Western Railway failed and several established wholesalers closed their accounts. Daniel C. Gunn's locomotive works went bankrupt, but the manufacturers of farm implements and stoves-the mainstays of iron foundries- were able to weather
300-435: The largest redevelopment project in the history of Hamilton's east-end. The buildings on the property will be grouped around the edge of the property and create a friendly, pedestrian-oriented design rather than a commercial island in a sea of parking. The overhaul will take about two-and-a-half years to complete but the bulk of the work is expected to be done by the end of the summer of 2008. Some new buildings will go up before
320-517: The most application and grants under the commercial property improvement program in 2007 with thirty three and it had an effect on the property values and real estate activity in the district. Note: listing of landmarks from west to east. Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from West to East. Ottawa Street (Hamilton, Ontario) Ottawa Street is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario , Canada. It starts off at Lawrence Road at
340-431: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barton_Street&oldid=1114020460 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
360-490: The summer of 2008. Some new buildings will go up before the enclosed mall is torn down. The redevelopment of Centre Mall is transforming the entire neighbourhood from Ottawa to Kenilworth Avenue . The $ 100-million investment in the mall has boosted Ottawa Street North - already the city's No.1 tourist destination. The garment district has also morphed into a holistic home decor destination area, complete with lighting, antique, design & glass stores. The Ottawa Street B.I.A. had
380-684: Was called Superior Street (for the Superior Propane Company) and it ended close to Talbot Street. Some buildings on Melvin Avenue close to Woodward Avenue still have signage indicating their address as Barton Street East (i.e. Bar-Wood Apts. 2041 Barton Street East). Hamilton's first artificial skating surface was The Forum. Locals referred to it as the Barton Street Arena . It was situated between Sanford Avenue and Wentworth Streets . It opened 8 January 1913. Eventually,
400-464: Was opened in Hamilton. It was known as Maple Leaf Park and was bounded by Barton Street (north), Ottawa Street (east), Cannon Street (south), Rosslyn Avenue (west). It failed to attract enough visitors to keep the gates open and only lasted a year. Investors of the Park sold the land to local real estate speculators for $ 25,000 interested in the property because the land itself was a valuable commodity in
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