Main Street (Hamilton, Ontario)


Main Street is a street in Hamilton, Ontario, 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. 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 from an office building at the corner of James and Main Street East which still stands there today.
In 1925, The first traffic lights in Canada went into operation at the Delta..
McMaster University arrived in Hamilton in 1930 from Bloor Street in Toronto. 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 was immediately deemed the largest composite school in the British Empire, having cost $1.3 million to build and consisting of 4.7 hectares of building, grounds and athletic fields.

Landmarks

Note: Listing of Landmarks from West to East.

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