Sherman Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)

Sherman Avenue, is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at the base of the Niagara Escarpment (mountain) just south of "Cumberland Avenue" and is a one-way street northbound that cuts through the city's "North End" industrial neighbourhood and ends at "Ship Street", the site of "Steel Company of Canada" (Stelco).

History

"Sherman Avenue", originally called "Shearman Avenue" which was named after the first land assessor of the district, nothing more is known of Shearman who remains a man of mystery in Hamilton's history books. Later the name was changed from Shearman to Sherman Avenue in honour of brothers "Clifton Sherman", (1872-1955) and "Frank Sherman", (1887-1967), who both founded "Dominion Foundries and Steel" (later called Dofasco) in 1912, creating a giant that would bring prosperity and identity to the city. cite web| title = Hamilton Spectator: "The Greatest Hamiltonian". (II)| url=http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1143499813048&call_pageid=1020420665036&col=1014656511815| accessdate = 2007-03-27] cite web| title = The Hamilton Gallery of Distinction| url=http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/LibraryServices/gallery/| accessdate = 2007-03-27] cite book|title=Hamilton Street Names: An Illustrated Guide|first=Margaret |last=Houghton|publisher=James Lorimer & Co. Ltd.|year=2002|id= ISBN 1-55028-773-7]

The steel industry continued to grow in the late 1800s through to the early 1900s and finally consolidate through this period, some combining to form the "Steel Company of Canada" (Stelco) in 1910. cite web| title = History of Industry in Hamilton, Ontario| url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060206234910/collections.ic.gc.ca/industrial/intro.htm| accessdate = 2007-03-27] Dominion Steel Casting Company (Dofasco) was established two years later in 1912. Later named "Dominion Foundries and Steel", the company merged with its subsidiary, "Hamilton Steel Wheel Company" in 1917. The name was officially changed to "Dofasco Inc". in 1980. cite web| title = History of Industry in Hamilton, Ontario| url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060206234910/collections.ic.gc.ca/industrial/intro.htm| accessdate = 2007-03-27]

On July 15, 1946, after a meeting at the Playhouse Theatre, on Sherman Avenue North, Local 1005 members of the United Steelworkers of America at Stelco marched to the plant gates to start the famous strike of 1946. The fight was over Union recognition, a 40-hour work week and wages. With the help of Hamilton's community this struggle changed Canadian Labour history. It forced employers to accept collective bargaining and helped start a mass trade union movement in Canada.cite press release| title =The Hamilton Memory Project; Local 1005 History| publisher =The Hamilton Spectator- Souvenir Edition page MP58| date =Saturday June 10, 2006| accessdate = 2008-08-28] [http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/strike/] Stelco 1946 founding strike of Local 1005 (CBC Newsworld)]
St. Peter's Hospital is a 250-bed chronic care hospital located on "Maplewood Avenue" 3-blocks east of "Sherman Avenue South" in downtown Hamilton, Ontario specializing in the care of older adults. The hospital is a part of the "St. Peter's Family of Services," which also includes home care, long-term care, and research branches. Founded by the Anglican Church in 1890. cite web| title = St. Peter's Hospital Homepage|url=http://www.stpetes.ca/| accessdate = 2007-04-27]

Landmarks

"Note: Listing of Landmarks from North to South."
*Pier 16
*Hamilton Port Authority
*Stelco ("Steel Company of Canada"), Piers 16, 17, 18 ("Sherman Avenue" to "Ottawa Street")
*Fine Line Signs Company
*Barton Air Fabrications Inc.
*Szabo Carbidde Tooling, Precision tools and die manufacturing (formerly Italian Evangelical Church, 1910-1929)
*Newalta, (Canada's leading industrial waste management and environmental services company)
*Mermaid Limo Service
*Canadian National railway tracks
*Hamilton Hydro Electric System building
*Hamilton Specialty Bar Corporation (formerly "Slater Steel")
*270 Sherman (former Imperial Cotton Company complex)
*The Wallace Barnes Company Limited building
*Metal Industrial Corp.
*Canadian National railway tracks
*Bethal Apostolic Church
*Playhouse Theatre building
*St. Ann's Rectory
*St. Peter's Hospital, (off "Sherman Avenue", 3-blocks East on "Maplewood Avenue")
*Cumberland Christian Assembly Church
*Canadian National railway tracks
*Escarpment Rail Trail (abandoned railway path)
*Bruce Trail
*Mountain Face Park
*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]
*Northend - Everything north of the Canadian National Railway tracks
*Gibson/ Stipeley, "Sherman Avenue" is the division between these two neighbourhoods.
*St. Clair/ Blakeley, "Sherman Avenue" is the division between these two neighbourhoods.

Major roads that cross Sherman Avenue

"Note: Listing of streets from North to South."
*Industrial Drive - One way street (Westbound only)
*Burlington Street East - One way street (Eastbound only)
*Barton Street East
*Cannon Street East - One way street (Westbound only)
*Wilson Street - One way street (Eastbound Only), ends on "Sherman Avenue"
*King Street East - One way street (Westbound Only)
*Main Street East - One way street (Eastbound Only)
*Cumberland Avenue - One way street (Eastbound Only)

Roads that are parallel with Sherman Avenue

"Note: Listing of streets from West to East."
*John Street, North, South
*Catharine Street, North, South
*Ferguson Avenue, North, South
*Wellington Street, North, South
*Victoria Avenue, North, South
*Wentworth Street, North, South
*Sherman Avenue, North, South
*Gage Avenue, North, South
*Ottawa Street, North, South
*Kenilworth Avenue, North, South
*Cochrane Road
*Parkdale Avenue, North, South
*Red Hill Valley Parkway

ee also

*Sherman Access
*Upper Sherman Avenue

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References

*MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas - Page 647 - Grids E15, F15, G15, H15

External links

* [http://www.northendneighbours.blogspot.com/ North End Neighbours]
* [http://www.imperialcottoncentre.com/ Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts]
* [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=Sherman+Avenue+N,+Hamilton,+Hamilton,+Ontario,+Canada&sll=43.261519,-79.844856&sspn=0.032752,0.107975&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=43.261519,-79.842281&spn=0.032752,0.107975&t=h&om=1&iwloc=addr Google Maps: Sherman Avenue (Hybrid)]