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Upper James Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
Upper James Street, is an Upper City (mountain) arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at the ''Claremont Access'', a mountain-access road in the north, and extends southward towards the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport where it then changes its name to the ''Hamilton Port Dover Plank Road'', (Highway 6). It is a two-way street throughout. As with most of the "Upper" streets, their addresses start at roughly the point where their lower counterpart finishes just below the Escarpment and were originally labelled without the "Upper" prefix.
(Note: Highway 6 now uses a new alignment from Highway 403 to south of the Hamilton Airport, connecting with the southerly leg to Caledonia, the Grand River and Port Dover.)
==History==
It was named Upper James Street because it was in alignment with James Street in the Lower City Hamilton and was named after one of Nathaniel Hughson's sons. Hughson was one of the City founders along with George Hamilton and James Durand. Originally it was called the ''Caledonia Road'' because it was the road that lead to Caledonia, Ontario. It has also been known as Plank Road.
As early as 1842 an inn was situated at the top of the escarpment near Claremont access, where present day Southam Park is situated. By 1850 a four-storey stone structure was erected at the site and it was called the ''Mountain View Hotel''. It met the needs of those travelling the Caledonia Road, (Upper James Street). Farmers travelling in from townships south of Hamilton rested their horses here on the way to and from the Hamilton Farmer's Market. It offered patrons an unobstructed view of the city below and Lake Ontario beyond. The hotel served as a lookout point for Thirteenth Battalion during the Fenian threat in 1866. The building was destroyed by fire in 1878 and replaced by a new five-storey structure that included an elaborate observation tower on its eastern end in 1881. In 1890 a pavilion suitable for roller skating and dancing was added attracting various family and organized events. Access was improved with an Incline railway immediately to the north. When the establishments liquor license was revoked in 1916 the property was sold. It then served as the home for the ''Hamilton Hunt Club''. The building was razed in 1937 and the grounds were donated to the City of Hamilton for use as a park in 1943.
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