Upper Paradise Road (Hamilton, Ontario)

Upper Paradise Road is an Upper City (mountain) collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off just north of Scenic Drive by "Cliffview Park" and extends southward where it ends just south of Rymal Road beside "Carpenter Park". It is a two-way street throughout.

History

Named Upper Paradise Road because it is in alignment with "Paradise Road" in Lower City Hamilton. Present-day Paradise Road got its name because it led into Cootes Paradise. Paradise Road spent many years known as "West Street", because it was the western boundary of the city fron 1846 until approximately 1920.cite book|title=Footsteps In Time: Exploring Hamilton's heritage neighbourhoods|first=Bill |last=Manson |publisher=North Shore Publishing Inc|year=2003|id= ISBN 1-896899-22-6]

Landmarks

"Note: Listing of Landmarks from North to South."
* Mountain-access stairs (connecting Chedoke Civic Golf Course in Lower City to Scenic Drive on the mountain)
* Niagara Escarpment
* Cliffview Park
* Westcliffe Mall (shopping/ commercial)
* Regina Mundi Church
* Regina Mundi Elementary School
* Fonthill Park, (off of Hadeland Avenue)
* Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, "The LINC"
* Gilkson Park (off of Greenshire Drive)
* Shawinigan Park (off of Wingfield Place)
* St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School
* William Schwenger Park
* Carpenter Park

Communities

"Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from North to South." cite web| title = Hamilton Neighbourhood Boundaries, (map.hamilton.ca)| url=http://map.hamilton.ca/Static/PDFs/General%20Interest%20maps/Overall%20City/NeighbourhoodBoundaries.pdf| accessdate = 2008-09-26]
* Westcliffe
* Mountview
* Fessenden/ Gilbert, Upper Paradise cuts through these two neighbourhoods
* Gurnett/ Gilkson, Upper Paradise cuts through these two neighbourhoods
* Falkirk West/ Falkirk East, Upper Paradise cuts through these two neighbourhoods
* Villages of Glancaster

Roads that are parallel with Upper Paradise Road

"Note: Listing of Roads from West to East."
* Wilson Street (Ancaster)
* Highway 403
* Upper Paradise Road
* Garth Street
* West 5th Street
* Upper James Street
* Upper Wellington Street
* Upper Wentworth Street
* Upper Sherman Avenue
* Upper Gage Avenue
* Upper Ottawa Street
* Nebo Road
* Upper Kenilworth Avenue
* Mountain Brow Boulevard
* Upper Centennial Parkway

Roads that cross Upper Paradise Road

"Note: Listing of streets from North to South."
* Scenic Drive - Fennell Avenue, West
* Sanatorium Road
* Mohawk Road, West
* Limeridge Road West
* Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
* Stone Church Road, West
* , West

References

*MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas - Page 647, 657 - Grids J9, K9, L9, M9, N9, P9

External links

* [http://www.brucetrail.org Bruce Trail Association]
* [http://brucetrail.wholemap.com/ Hikes on the Bruce Trail]
* [http://www.escarpment.org/ Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) Official web site]
* [http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=upper+paradise+road,+Hamilton&sll=43.220064,-79.906654&sspn=0.054041,0.153809&ie=UTF8&ll=43.22907,-79.908199&spn=0.054033,0.153809&z=13&iwloc=addr Google Maps: Upper Paradise Road (Hybrid)]