Locke Street History Bytes
by Bill Manson, author
of:
Footsteps in Time, vol I,
Getting Around Hamilton,
Up and Down Locke Street South
More about the author
If you have any comments about this column, or interesting stories
about Locke South and the Kirkendall Neighbourhood, I would be most
willing to feature them in future columns. You can contact me at
upanddown@lockestreet.com.
Cheers for now.
Bill Manson
Current Issue — The Story of Locke South
and the Kirkendall Neighbourhood: Part III
Issue 5 — The Story of Locke South
and the Kirkendall Neighbourhood: Part II
Issue 4— The Story of Locke South and
the Kirkendall Neighbourhood: Part I
Issue 3— The Origins of Locke Street
South
Issue 2 — The Saga of the Herkimer
Street Baptist Church
Issue 1 — Did You Ever Wonder How Your
Street Got its Name?
FOOTSTEPS IN TIME Volume 1
by Bill Manson
Footsteps in Time takes us on a fascinating tour of the history of Hamilton’s
four oldest downtown neighbourhoods — Beasley, Central, Corktown, and Durand.
Through stories, maps, old photos, and 18 detailed walking tours, we are able
to actually experience our rich neighbourhood heritage firsthand.
Footsteps in Time is available at all local bookstores at a cost of $ 25.95.
GETTING AROUND HAMILTON
By Bill Manson
Getting Around Hamilton traces the history of Hamilton’s transportation
industry from 1750 to 1950. The book illustrates how our unique geography influenced
the development of our water, rail, road, and air heritage, relates why our city
was once a transportation capital in North America, and explains how transportation
influenced our commercial, industrial, and manufacturing economies in both positive
and negative ways.
Getting Around Hamilton is available at all local bookstores at a cost of
$ 15.95.
UP AND DOWN LOCKE STREET SOUTH
By Bill Manson
Bill is also the author of “Up and Down Locke Street South”, and “Getting
Around Hamilton” - a history of Hamilton’s unique transportation
systems 1750-1950. He is currently writing the second Volume of “Footsteps
in Time” which will include our own neighbourhood, Kirkendall.
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