In 2001, the new city of Hamilton was formed. The Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth and its six local municipalities; Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook, Hamilton and Stoney Creek amalgamated. (January 1) Before amalgamation, the "old" City of Hamilton was made up of 100 neighbourhoods. Today in the new megacity, there are over 200 designated neighbourhoods. The first four neighbourhoods in Hamilton were Beasley, Central, Durand and Corktown.
Below is a list of some of the more noteworthy neighbourhoods found in the city of Hamilton:
Lower City (below Escarpment)
Ainslie Wood [1] is centered on Alexander Park and located near McMaster University. It is bordered to the north by Main Street and Dundas, to the south and east by Highway 403, and to the west by Dundas and Ancaster.
Bartonville
Hamilton Beach
Beasley, named after Richard Beasley (1761-1842), soldier, political figure, farmer and businessman in Upper Canada.
Blakely
Central, Downtown core + site of Hess Village and Jamesville, which is shared by the Italian & Portuguese communities of Hamilton. Little Racalmuto (Italian) A rich Italian history, where an entire village in southern Italy—Racalmuto—immigrated and settled in Hamilton. Today the Italian heritage is strong and is shared with a neighbouring Portuguese population.
Chedoke Park B
Cherry Heights
Community Beach
Cootes Paradise A
Cootes Paradise B
Corktown, Irish settlement on the south east side of downtown.
Corman
Crown Point East
Crown Point West
Delta East
Delta West, where King and Main Streets (normally parallel) intersect.
Dundas
[2] Durand, historically was home to the 'industrialists'. This south of downtown neighbourhood is quite possibly the largest concentration of early 20c castles/mansions in Canada. The grand homes were home to the families whose names graced the signs of the north end factories. Named after James Durand, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. (Hamilton)
Gibson, named after Hamiltonian, Sir John Morison Gibson, (1842-1929), who was Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1908 to 1914.
Glenview East
Glenview West
Grayside
Greenford
Greenhill
Homeside
[3] International Village
Keith (Burlington and Wentworth area)
[4] Kirkendall North
[5] Kirkendall South
Lakely
Landsdale
McQuesten East, named after Thomas McQuesten, (1882-1948), lawyer, politician and government appointee who helped McMaster University to relocate from Toronto to west Hamilton in 1930.
McQuesten West
Nashdale
Normanhurst
The North End
Parkview East
Parkview West
Red Hill
Riverdale East
Riverdale West
Rockton, Ontario
Rosedale (bound by the Escarpment, Lawrence, Red Hill Express, Kenilworth)
St. Clair
Stinson, Named after Thomas Stinson, (1798-1864), merchant, banker, landowner. He was an extensive landowner in not only in Hamilton but as well as Chicago, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Superior City, Wisconsin, which he named.
Stipeley
Stoney Creek, (locally known as the "Crick" or "Tony Creek" from its large Italian population. In recent years first generation Indian and Pakistani immigrants have largely settled in Stoney Creek.)
Strathcona
Vincent, Named after John Vincent, (1764-1848), British army officer in the Battle of Stoney Creek, War of 1812.
[6] Westdale, originally an upper-class, master-planned neighbourhood from the 1920s, that forbade eastern Europeans, Jews and people of colour from residing there. In later years it became a Jewish neighbourhood with one of Hamilton's three Jewish synagogues. (Another is in nearby Ainslie Wood.) Built around oval streets that surround the centre Westdale Village.
Winona
Winona Park
Mountain (Escarpment)
Allison
Ancaster Village
Ainslie Wood
Albion Falls
Balfour, named after James Balfour, (1854-1917), architect, Canada Life Assurance Company building at corner of King & James (1883), City Hall on corner of James & York (1888). The Balfour neighbourhood on the Hamilton Mountain was named after him. It is bounded by Fennell Avenue East (north), Mohawk Road East (south), Upper James Street (west) and Upper Wellington Street (east). Notable landmarks in this neighbourhood include the Mountain Plaza Mall and Norwood Park.
Barnstown
Berrisfield
Binbrook
Birdland, a neighborhood on the central mountain where all the streets have been named after local birds.
Bonnington
Broughton East
Broughton West
Bruleville
Buchanan, named after Isaac Buchanan, businessman and political figure in Canada West (Hamilton).
Burkhome
Butler, named after Richard Butler, (1834-1925), editor, publisher, journalist.
Carpenter
Centremount
Chapel East
Chapel West
Crerar, named after Harry Crerar, who was a Canadian general and the country's "leading field commander" in World War II.
Duff's Corners, named after Lockhart Duff, (1793-1858), landowner, his house was demolished at this site to make way for a service station.
Eastmount
Eleanor
Elfrida
Falkirk East
Falkirk West
Fessenden, named after Clementina Trenholme, (1844-1918), Clementina (Fessenden) Trenholme, author, social organizer. Also, mother of Reginald Fessenden, the radio pioneer. Had two neighbourhoods named after her, Fessenden and Trenholme, both on the Hamilton Mountain.
Flamborough
Gilbert
Gilkson
Mount Hope, (site of John C. Munro International Airport).
Gourley
Greeningdon
Greensville
Gurnett
Hampton Heights
Hannon North
Hannon South
Hannon West
Harmony Hall
Heritage Green
Hill Park
Huntington
Inch Park, named after Adam Inch, (1857-1933), dairy farmer, politician.
Jerome
Kennedy
Kernighan, named after Robert Kirkland Kernighan, (1854-1926), poet, journalist.
King's Forest Upper
Lawfield
Leckie Park, named after Campbell Leckie, (1848-1925), engineer.
Lisgar
Macassa
Meadowlands
Mewburr
Mountview
Millgrove
Mohawk
North Glanford
Oakhill
Pleasant Valley
Quinndale
Raleigh
Randall
Rolston
Rushdale
Ryckman's, One of two neighbourhoods named after Samuel Ryckman, (1777-1846), farmer, surveyor. Constructed a log house and a barn on the present-day Ryckmans Corners.
Ryckman's Corners, One of two neighbourhoods named after Samuel Ryckman, (1777-1846), farmer, surveyor. Constructed a log house and a barn on the present-day Ryckmans Corners.
Rymal Station
Sherwood
Southam, named after William Southam, (1843-1932), publisher, philanthropist.
Sunninghill
Templemead
Thorner
Trenholme, named after Clementina Trenholme, (1844-1918), Clementina (Fessenden) Trenholme, author, social organizer. Also, mother of Reginald Fessenden, the radio pioneer. Had two neighbourhoods named after her, Fessenden and Trenholme, both on the Hamilton Mountain.
Twenty Place
Waterdown
West Flamborough
Westcliffe
Yeoville
References
Weaver, John C. (1985). Hamilton: an illustrated history. James Lorimer & Company, Publishers, ISBN 0-88862-593-6
External links
Ainslie Wood Community Association
Stinson Community Association (www.stinsoncommunity.ca)