Mohawk Road (Hamilton, Ontario)
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Mohawk Road, is an Upper City (mountain) arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a two-way street throughout that starts just West of Highway 403 & Meadowlands and travels eastward linking up with the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway. Mohawk Road east of Highway 403 resumes again in front of Iroquoia Heights Conservation Area, and runs parallel with the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, cuts across the mountain and ends at Mountain Brow Road, the site of Mohawk Sports Park.
Note: From Mountain Brow Road, you get a spectacular bird's-eye view of King's Forest Golf Course in the Lower City.
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[edit] History
Mohawk Road, is a road that follows the route of an ancient Indian Trail. Indians walked this path from upper New York State. [1]
Hamilton Health Sciences is the largest employer in Hamilton with nearly 10,000 employees and serves approximately 2.2 million people in central south and central west Ontario. Hamilton Health Sciences is a family of five unique hospitals and a cancer centre, they include Chedoke Hospital, Hamilton General Hospital, Henderson General Hospital, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University Medical Centre and the Juravinski Cancer Centre. Hamilton Health Sciences is affiliated with McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences. It is one of the most comprehensive health care systems in Canada. [2]
The Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena & Skating Centre, (2,500 seats), was built in 1966 and was known as Mountain Arena until it was renovated in 2005 and renamed after Hamiltonian and ice hockey player Dave Andreychuk. Andreychuk, captained the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL to the 2004 Stanley Cup. [3] The 1976 Memorial Cup winning team, and OHL hockey club, Hamilton Fincups played out of this Arena. The Hamilton team featured future NHL stars Willie Huber, Al Jensen, Dale McCourt, Al Secord and Ric Seiling. Hamilton defeated the New Westminster Bruins in the Finals. [4]
Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium, is a stadium inside Mohawk Sports Park that's primarily used for baseball. The ballpark has a capacity for 3,000 people. The stadium is home to the Hamilton Thunderbirds of the Intercounty Baseball League. [5]
[edit] Landmarks
Note: Listing of Landmarks from West to East.
- Mohawk Meadows Park
- Rousseau Elementary School
- Highway 403 overpass,
- (At this point, Mohawk Road becomes Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway. East of Highway 403, Mohawk Road resumes again and runs parallel with the Parkway)
- Iroquoia Heights Conservation Area
- Olympic Park
- Hamilton Health Sciences, (Chedoke site, just North of Mohawk Road at Chedmac Avenue & Rice Avenue
- Chedoke Twin Pad Arena, ((2-rinks), just West of Hamilton Health Sciences)
- Sir Allan MacNab Secondary, (1-block South of Mohawk on Magnolia Drive)
- Westcliffe Mall
- St. Peter's Cemetery
- Regina Mundi Elementary School
- Regina Mundi Church
- Westmount Secondary School, (1-block South of Mohawk at Lynbrook Drive)
- Terry Berry Library
- Upper James Plaza (shopping)
- Calvin Christian School
- Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena & Skating Centre, (just South of Mohawk on Hester Street & Upper James Street)
- Norwood Park
- Norwood Elementary School
- Sackville Hill Memorial Park
- Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School
- Our Lady of Lourdes Church
- Bobby Kerr Park, (just South of Mohawk on Reno Avenue & Palmer Road)
- Mohawk Trail School Museum
- Academie Catholique Mere-Teresa (school)
- Mohawk Sports Park
- Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium/ Mohawk Sports Complex (inside Mohawk Sports Park)
[edit] Communities
Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from West to East. [6]
- Mountview/ Fessenden, Mohawk Road cuts through these two neighbourhoods and all the others on this list.
- Westcliffe/ Gilbert
- Buchanan/ Rolston
- Bonnington/ Yeoville
- Balfour/ Greeningdon
- Hill Park/ Bruleville
- Burkhome/ Thorner
- Macassa/ Lawfield
- Hampton Heights/ Berrisfield
- Huntington/ Lisgar
- Huntington/ King's Forest Upper
[edit] Roads that are parallel with Mohawk Road
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
- Fennell Avenue, West/East
- 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
[edit] Roads that cross Mohawk Road
Note: Listing of streets from West to East.
- Upper Paradise Road
- Garth Street
- West 5th Street
- Upper James Street
- Upper Wellington Street
- Upper Wentworth Street
- Upper Sherman Street
- Upper Gage Street
- Upper Ottawa Street
- Upper Kenilworth Street
- Mountain Brow Boulevard
[edit] References
- ^ Houghton, Margaret (2002). Hamilton Street Names: An Illustrated Guide. James Lorimer & Co. Ltd.. ISBN 1-55028-773-7.
- ^ Hamilton Health Sciences. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
- ^ Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8 (0-385-66093-6).
- ^ The Hamilton Spectator-Memory Project (Souvenir Edition) page MP56 (2006-06-10). ""Tigertown Triumphs"". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
- ^ Hamilton Thunderbirds (Official site). Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
- ^ Hamilton Neighbourhood Boundaries, (map.hamilton.ca). Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
- MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas - Page 656/657/658 - Grids L8, l9, L10, L11, K11, K12, K13, K14,K15, K16, K17, K18
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