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Originally Posted by ScreamingViking
I've often wondered if it was named for someone; a surname in this case (as opposed to James, John, Mary, Catharine, etc.). And was it always Cannon St.?
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I know that's definitely the case for roads running north to south, as they subdivide old farm plots - like the Gages etc. The core city street names are named after royalty - James st, king st queen st duke st king william etc. Other street names with peoples names are named after the children of the original farm plot families. I know one of the such families and all the kids have streets named after them in the city.
but barton street was originally a town.. I did stumble across this:
Cannon Street was originally called Henry Street. The section between Bay and James Streets was called Miles Street. The origins of the Cannon street name remains a mystery for local historians. Cannon Street today at Brian Timmis/ former Ivor Wynne Stadium/ Tim Horton's Field location is also known as Bernie Faloney Way which is named after the quarterback who played for the local CFL team, Hamilton Ti-Cats, between the years of 1957-64.