Hamilton Harbour or Burlington Bay?

[realcity]

Originally Posted by raisethehammer

I didn't say it was part of Hamilton. It was supposed to be. Talk to politicians who were around back then and for many years it was assumed that when borders were redrawn Aldershot would be annexed to Hamilton.

Aldershot should be annexed into Hamilton. It's the only halfway decent part of Burlington anyway.

The downtown is annoying now. That restaurant on the water has rude patrolmen walking the parking lots making sure you only park there if you're visiting the restaurant. Real jerks too. It's Burlington's ridiculous fault and planning for developing a downtown that everyone has to drive to for a crowded walk along the water filled with snobs and jerks making sure you go to their overpriced, almost always empty restaurant.

[hamiltonguy]

1) It's both Grays and Gray, they had this on CH news a few months ago.

2) Regardless of pre-amalgamation tax borders (where did you get that from?), the official City of Hamilton Maps (both HSR and Bike Maps produced by the city) agree exactly with the borders I described.

3) Aldershot should not be part of Hamilton. It's continuously built up with Burlington, and there is a large area of Greenland in between Hamilton and Aldershot. Honestly if we take Aldershot we might as well take Grimsby and the rest of Burlington.

[raisethehammer]

Originally Posted by hamiltonguy

1) It's both Grays and Gray, they had this on CH news a few months ago.

2) Regardless of pre-amalgamation tax borders (where did you get that from?), the official City of Hamilton Maps (both HSR and Bike Maps produced by the city) agree exactly with the borders I described.

3) Aldershot should not be part of Hamilton. It's continuously built up with Burlington, and there is a large area of Greenland in between Hamilton and Aldershot. Honestly if we take Aldershot we might as well take Grimsby and the rest of Burlington.

sounds like a good idea!

[Hammer Native]

Boy we could start a whole new thread on street names, what they mean, where they came from, what their history is, etc. Would probably make for an interesting topic. Is anyone interested?

Yes at least among us we resolved the issue of where Eastgate Square is located. (And I assume they named it Eastgate because it's at the former east Hamilton boundary. If it was in Stoney Creek it would have been in their west end, the name wouldn't make sense.)

[Millstone]

Originally Posted by Hammer Native

Boy we could start a whole new thread on street names, what they mean, where they came from, what their history is, etc. Would probably make for an interesting topic. Is anyone interested?

Yes at least among us we resolved the issue of where Eastgate Square is located. (And I assume they named it Eastgate because it's at the former east Hamilton boundary. If it was in Stoney Creek it would have been in their west end, the name wouldn't make sense.)

all i know is that Nathaniel Hughson's daughter was Catharine, his son James, his wife Rebecca. and he was the MF-ing KING!!! amirite?

[Hammer Native]

Originally Posted by Millstone

all i know is that Nathaniel Hughson's daughter was Catharine, his son James, his wife Rebecca. and he was the MF-ing KING!!! amirite?

HA HA, I think you got it.

[matt602]

Originally Posted by Millstone

all i know is that Nathaniel Hughson's daughter was Catharine, his son James, his wife Rebecca. and he was the MF-ing KING!!! amirite?

A++ excellent history lesson, would learn again

[Millstone]

Originally Posted by matt602

A++ excellent history lesson, would learn again

Next week: pointless debate over the naming of the Burlington Skyway


oh wait

[realcity]

believe it or not... names are important. They're important when it comes to Hamilton's image and when used in media.

[raisethehammer]

and our history. A home is up for sale around the corner from me. An awesome little cottage (only $167,000 if anyone is interested - on Tom St).
It belonged to one of the MacNab's back in the day. They put that in the listing. Names are VERY important to a city's identity and history.