|
King Street is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, also known as Highway 8. The western-end starts off in front of the ''McMaster Medical Centre'' as a two-way street and passes through Westdale and then at ''Paradise Road South'', ''King Street'' switches over to a one-way street (Westbound) right through the city's core up to ''the Delta'', a spot in town where ''King'' and Main Streets intersect. (West of ''the Delta'', King Street is North of Main Street. East of ''the Delta'' after ''King'' crosses over Main Street, King then runs South of Main Street.) From ''the Delta'' onwards ''King Street'' then switches over to become a two-way street again and ends at Queenston Road in Stoney Creek. Note: ''Queenston Road'', runs parallel with ''King Street'', then ''King Street'' flows northward where it connects and ends at ''Queenston Road''. ==History== ''King Street'' follows the path of an old native trail; it was named for King George III. In 1815, George Hamilton, a settler and local politician, established a town site in the northern portion of the ''Barton Township''. He kept several east-west roads which were originally Indian trails, but the north-south streets were on a regular grid pattern. Streets were designated "East" or "West" if they crossed James Street or ''Highway 6''. Streets were designated "North" or "South" if they crossed ''King Street'' or ''Highway 8''. In 1860, Edward, Prince of Wales (who later became King Edward VII) was in Hamilton to open up Gore Park (town centre) and the ''Crystal Palace''. The Crystal Palace saw various Agricultural Exhibitions. It was modeled on the famous Crystal Palace designed and built in London, England. By 1891 the structure was in bad condition and decision was made to demolish it. All traces disappeared from the site which is now known as Victoria Park.〔 In 1893, ''The Right House'' opened. It was Hamilton's first large department store. On 30 October 1893, The Sir John A. Macdonald Statue arrives in Hamilton from London, England. Official dedication of the statue took place 1 November 1893. Located at the intersection of King and Hughson Streets. Prime Minister Sir John Thompson in attendance. The ''Pantages Theatre'' opened up in 1921 on ''King Street'', (between Catharine Street and ''Mary Street''), with a seating capacity of 3,500 made it the largest theatre in Canada at the time. In 1930 it was renamed ''The Palace Theatre''. It closed down in 1972. Hamilton one time was home to many Grand Theatres, all of which are no longer in existence. These include, ''Grand Opera House'' (James Street North), ''Savoy Theatre'' (Merrick Street), ''Temple Theatre'' (behind the ''Terminal Building'' on ''King Street''), ''Lyric Theatre'' (Mary Street) and ''The Loews Theatre'' renamed later to ''The Capitol'' (King Street East). The Cenotaph at Veteran's Place at Gore Park was unveiled on May 22, 1923 by Governor General Viscount Byng who led Canadians into France and Flanders. The Cenotaph commemorates the 53,000 Canadian soldiers, 2,000 of them Hamiltonians, who were killed during the first World War. Hamilton's Cenotaph is a replica of the British Cenotaph in Westminster, London and was designed by ''William Russell Souter'' (1894–1971), a Hamilton architect, and World War I veteran. It consists of a huge granite column with an image of a casket at its summit. Two smaller columns are at its side with carved replicas of the equipment used by Canadian troops in the First World War. In 1925 the first traffic lights in Canada went into operation at ''the Delta.'' (11 June 1925). McMaster University moved to Hamilton, Ontario from Toronto in 1930, thanks to the efforts of Thomas McQuesten. Christ the King Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in Hamilton, Ontario Canada. The Cathedral was consecrated on December 19, 1933. The cathedral is perched atop a hill overlooking Highway 403 leading in towards the rest of ''Hamilton'' and one travelling towards ''Oakville'', ''Missisauga'' and ''Toronto''. CHCH-TV 11 began broadcasting in 1954 as a CBC affiliate from a studio on ''King Street West'' (close to Victoria Park) and a transmitter located at 481 First Road West in Stoney Creek. At the time, all private stations were required to be CBC affiliates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.canada.com/chtv/hamilton/info/history.html )〕 Then in 1961, ''CHCH'' disaffiliated from the ''CBC'' and became an independent TV station.〔 CHCH-TV 11 studios are now at the corner of Jackson Street West and ''Caroline Streets''. The old studio building on ''King Street West'' is now the Westside Concert Theatre. In 1966, ''Terminal Towers'' including a new eight-storey Holiday Inn opened on the site of the old ''transit terminal'' between King and Main at Catharine Street. It's now called ''Effort Square'' and the hotel is a ''Ramada Plaza Hotel''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King Street (Hamilton, Ontario)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|