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Upper Gage Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)
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Upper Gage Avenue is an Upper City (mountain) arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario
, Canada
. It starts off at Concession Street
in front of Mountain Drive Park and works its way southward and ends just past Rymal Road beside Broughton West Park 2. It is a two-way street throughout.
in the Lower City Hamilton. Gage Avenue is named after James Gage
, a lumber merchant and his uncle William Gage, a farmer. Together James and William had a farm that was the site of the Battle of Stoney Creek
during the War of 1812
. The wounded were treated inside their home and they were both awarded compensation for it by the government. Originally Gage Street was called Trolley Street.
Note #2: Prior to the completion of the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway in 1997, Upper James, Upper Wentworth & Upper Gage crossed Limeridge Road and today they no longer do. Sections of Limeridge Road were cut off and removed at the above 3 locations to make way for the Expressway's exit ramps. The Expressway is South of Limeridge Road and runs parallel with it.
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It starts off at Concession Street
Concession Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
Concession Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Belvidere Avenue, just West of Sam Lawrence Park, and extends eastward past Mountain Drive Park on Upper Gage Avenue and ends shortly thereafter at East 43rd Street.Note: East of East 43rd Street the road...
in front of Mountain Drive Park and works its way southward and ends just past Rymal Road beside Broughton West Park 2. It is a two-way street throughout.
History
Named Upper Gage Avenue because it is in approximate alignment with Gage AvenueGage Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)
thumb|right|350px|Gage Park WaterfountainGage Avenue, is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Lawrence Road at the base of the Niagara Escarpment at the south end of Gage Park...
in the Lower City Hamilton. Gage Avenue is named after James Gage
James Gage
James Gage was born in Greenbush, New York. Lumber merchant, miller. His father, a private in the New York militia, was killed fighting the British in 1777. His mother moved with the family to Canada in 1790 and they began farming in the Stoney Creek area. James gradually took responsibility...
, a lumber merchant and his uncle William Gage, a farmer. Together James and William had a farm that was the site of the Battle of Stoney Creek
Battle of Stoney Creek
The Battle of Stoney Creek was fought on 6 June 1813 during the War of 1812 near present day Stoney Creek, Ontario. British units made a night attack on an American encampment...
during the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
. The wounded were treated inside their home and they were both awarded compensation for it by the government. Originally Gage Street was called Trolley Street.
Landmarks
Note: Listing of Landmarks from North to South.- Mountain Drive Park
- Fennell Square (shopping/ commercial)
- Lincoln M. Alexander ParkwayLincoln M. Alexander ParkwayThe Lincoln Alexander Parkway, officially nicknamed "The Linc", is a municipal expressway in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. Located on the Hamilton mountain, atop the Niagara Escarpment...
, "The LINC" - Eleanor Park, (off of Royal Vista Drive)
- Broughton West Park 2
Communities
Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from North to South.- Raleigh/ Suninghill, Upper Gage cuts through these two neighbourhoods
- Macassa/ Hampton Heights, Upper Gage cuts through these two neighbourhoods
- Lawfield/ Berrisfield, Upper Gage cuts through these two neighbourhoods
- Randall/ Quinndale, Upper Gage cuts through these two neighbourhoods
- Eleanor/ Templemead, Upper Gage cuts through these two neighbourhoods
- Broughton East
Roads that are parallel with Upper Gage Avenue
Note: Listing of Roads from West to East.- Wilson Street (Ancaster)
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- Upper Paradise RoadUpper Paradise Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Paradise Road is an Upper City 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...
- Garth StreetGarth Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Garth Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Beckett Drive, a mountain-access road in the north, and extends southward where it ends at Twenty Road just east of the Glancaster Golf and Country Club...
- West 5th StreetWest 5th Street (Hamilton, Ontario)West 5th Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off in the north at James Mountain Road, a mountain-access road, and extends southward past Rymal Road where it ends just south of Christopher Drive...
- Upper James StreetUpper James Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper James Street, is an Upper City 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 Plain...
- Upper Wellington StreetUpper Wellington Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Wellington Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at the Jolley Cut, a mountain-access road to the north, beside Sam Lawrence Park and extends southward past Rymal Road where it ends at the Mount Hamilton Cemetery...
- Upper Wentworth StreetUpper Wentworth Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Wentworth Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Concession Street in the north and extends southward past Rymal Road. It is a two-way street throughout.-History:...
- Upper Sherman AvenueUpper Sherman Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Sherman Avenue is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off north of Concession Street at Mountain Brow Avenue and extends southward where it ends at Rymal Road. It is a two-way street throughout.-History:...
- Upper Gage Avenue
- Upper Ottawa StreetUpper Ottawa Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Ottawa Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Mountain Brow Boulevard in the north and extends southward where it ends just past Rymal Road at the South Hamilton Industrial Park...
- Nebo RoadNebo Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Nebo Road is an Upper City road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Stone Church Road East and extends southward where it ends at Chippewa Road East, just north of Lake Niapenco at the Binbrook Conservation Area....
- Upper Kenilworth AvenueUpper Kenilworth Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Kenilworth Avenue is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Fennell Avenue in the north and extends southward just past Limeridge Road where it ends north of the Lincoln M...
- Mountain Brow Boulevard
- Upper Centennial ParkwayUpper Centennial Parkway (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Centennial Parkway is a mountain-access road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Also known as Hamilton Highway 20, the road starts off at Centennial Parkway in the Lower City beside Battlefield Park and extends south up the Niagara Escarpment and southward across the mountain where it ends at...
Roads that cross Upper Gage Avenue
Note #1: Listing of streets from North to South.Note #2: Prior to the completion of the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway in 1997, Upper James, Upper Wentworth & Upper Gage crossed Limeridge Road and today they no longer do. Sections of Limeridge Road were cut off and removed at the above 3 locations to make way for the Expressway's exit ramps. The Expressway is South of Limeridge Road and runs parallel with it.
- Concession StreetConcession Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Concession Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Belvidere Avenue, just West of Sam Lawrence Park, and extends eastward past Mountain Drive Park on Upper Gage Avenue and ends shortly thereafter at East 43rd Street.Note: East of East 43rd Street the road...
- Queensdale Avenue East
- Fennell AvenueFennell Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Fennell Avenue, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts of just West Garth Street on the West mountain and is a two-way street throughout that extends eastward and ends at Mountain Brow Boulevard, a road that wraps around the edge of the Niagara Escarpment on...
East - Mohawk RoadMohawk Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Mohawk Road, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a two-way street throughout that starts just West of Highway 403 & Meadowlands and travels eastward linking up with the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway. Mohawk Road east of Highway 403 resumes again in front of Iroquoia...
East - Limeridge Road East
- Lincoln M. Alexander ParkwayLincoln M. Alexander ParkwayThe Lincoln Alexander Parkway, officially nicknamed "The Linc", is a municipal expressway in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. Located on the Hamilton mountain, atop the Niagara Escarpment...
- Stone Church RoadStone Church Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Stone Church Road, is a two-way Upper City east-west arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Golf Links Road, just east of Meadowlands, and goes across the Escarpment and ends at Upper Mount Albion Road....
East -
; Rymal Road East