The Skyway 50 at A tale of highs and lows
We look up to this muscular traffic titan, but the gritty view it offers has taken a heavy toll on Hamilton's image.
October 29, 2008
The Hamilton Spectator
Fifty years ago tomorrow, they cut the ribbon on the Skyway. At the time, it was the longest bridge in Canada.
Hamilton looks up to the Skyway, that graceful arch on the horizon. But millions of motorists have used the Skyway to look down on this factory town of ours. Yes, the three-kilometre span cleared up the bottleneck on the Beach Strip, but that bird's-eye view of the city's backside continues to bruise Hamilton's image.
Fights over what to call the new span, the old soldiers who took the tolls, the family that frolics in the big bridge's shadow -- all in today's Paul Wilson's StreetBeat, Skyway edition.
