Hunter Street (Hamilton, Ontario)

Hunter Street is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a one-way street (Westbound) that starts West of Locke Street at Hill Street Park and ends two blocks East of Victoria Avenue at Emerald Street. Hunter Street is a two-way street between Victoria and Emerald Streets.

History
Hunter Street is named after Peter Hunter Hamilton (1800–1857), landowner and businessman and half brother of city founder George Hamilton. Originally, sections of Hunter Street were called William Street after King William IV and Peel Street after the British PM, Sir Robert Peel.

Central Public School building on Hunter Street West was built in 1853. This school was built to accommodate 1,000 students, was the largest graded school in Upper Canada, and became the only public school in Hamilton, at the time of its opening in 1853. The building's original final proportioned classical design, by the firm Cumberland & Ridout, was extensively remodelled in 1890 by the Hamilton architect, James Balfour. His alterations, including a steeply pitched roof, certain round arched windows and a heightened central tower, created an edifice in conformity with the late Victorian tastes. The building is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.

Landmarks
Note: Listing of landmarks from West to East.
 * Hill Street Park
 * Players' Guild of Hamilton, Inc. (theatre)
 * Central Public School Building, w/ clock tower
 * James Street South Shopping district
 * Hamilton GO Transit station, Original site of the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway (1892–1987)
 * The Fontainebleu (18-storey apartment building)
 * Access Community Church of God 7th Day
 * Central Memorial Recreation Centre

Communities
Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from West to East.
 * Kirkendall
 * Durand
 * Corktown
 * Stinson

Roads that are parallel with Hunter Street
Lower City roads: Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads:
 * Burlington Street, West–East
 * Barton Street, West/East
 * Cannon Street, West/East
 * Wilson Street
 * King William Street
 * King Street, West/East
 * Main Street, West/East; - Queenston Road
 * Jackson Street, West/East
 * Hunter Street, West/East
 * Augusta Street
 * Charlton Avenue, West/East
 * Aberdeen Avenue
 * Concession Street
 * Queensdale Avenue West/ East
 * Scenic Drive - Fennell Avenue, West/East
 * Sanatorium Road
 * Mohawk Road, West/East
 * Limeridge Road West/East
 * Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway - Mud Street, (Hamilton City Road 11)
 * Stone Church Road, West/East
 * [[Image:Ontario 53.png|30px]]; Rymal Road, West/East
 * Twenty Road

Roads that cross Hunter Street
Note: Listing of streets from West to East.
 * Locke Street, South
 * Queen Street, South
 * Hess Street, South
 * Caroline Street, South
 * Bay Street, South
 * MacNab Street, South
 * James Street, South
 * Hughson Street, South
 * John Street, South
 * Catharine Street, South
 * Ferguson Avenue, South
 * Wellington Street, South
 * Victoria Avenue, South