Hess Street (Hamilton, Ontario)

Hess Street, is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at the base of the Niagara Escarpment right before Aberdeen Avenue, and is a one-way street going north past the "Durand" and "Central" neighbourhoods. Between Main and King Street West is where you will find "Hess Village", a hotspot for fine dining establishments and bars. The cobbled streets are lined by historic buildings adding a unique upmarket flare to the village. Hess Street then continues onwards to the waterfront where it ends at "Stuart Street", right in front of the "Canadian National Railway Yard".

History

Hess Street is named after Peter Hess, a farmer and landowner. "Peter Street" in Hamilton is also named after him, as well, "Caroline Street" was named after one of his daughters. cite book|title=Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791-1875)|first=Thomas Melville |last=Bailey|publisher=W.L. Griffin Ltd|year=1981]

Landmarks

"Note: Listing of Landmarks from North to South."
*Canadian National Railway Yard
*Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School
*Ohav Zedeck Synagogue (Hess Street Synagogue)
*Hess Village, site of summertime Jazz Festival
*55 Hess (Apartments)
**CHCH-TV 11 Studios, off of "Jackson Street West", on corner of "Jackson" & "Caroline Street South"
*Bruce Trail
*Niagara Escarpment (mountain)

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 = 2007-05-11]
*Central - The financial center of Hamilton, Ontario
*Durand

Major roads that cross Hess Street

"Note: Listing of streets from West to East."
*Burlington Street West
*Barton Street West
*Cannon Street West - One way street (Westbound only)
*York Boulevard - One way street (Eastbound Only)
*King Street West - One way street (Westbound Only)
*Main Street West - One way street (Eastbound Only)
*Jackson Street West
*Hunter Street West - One way street (Westbound Only)
*Charlton Avenue West - One way street (Westbound Only)
*Aberdeen Avenue

Roads that are parallel with Hess Street

"Note: Listing of streets from North to South."
*Longwood Road, North, South
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*Dundurn Street, North, South
*Locke Street, North, South
*Queen Street, North, South
*Hess Street, North, South
*Bay Street, North, South
*MacNab Street, North, South
*James Street, North, South
*Hughson Street, North, South
*John Street, North, South
*Catharine Street, North, South
*Ferguson Avenue, North, South

References

*MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas - Page 647 - Grids F11, G11, H11, J11

External links

* [http://www.hessvillage.com/ Hess Village: Official web site]
* [http://www.durandna.com/ Durand neighbourhood Association]
* [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.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Hess+St+N,+Hamilton,+Hamilton,+Ontario,+Canada&sll=43.267269,-79.862452&sspn=0.031499,0.107803&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=43.258487,-79.876227&spn=0.015752,0.053902&t=h&om=1&iwloc=addr Google Maps: Hess Street (Hybrid)]