MacNab Street (Hamilton, Ontario)

MacNab Street is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts in the Durand neighbourhood on Markland Street, as a one-way street going north to Bold Street, where it becomes two-way for one block until Hurst Place where it's cut off by a wall for the Hunter Street railway bridge. Pedestrians may cross Hunter Street at an underpass. MacNab Street starts again north of the Railway line on Hunter Street as a two-way street but is cut off again at King Street where the Lloyd D. Jackson Square Mall is situated at Stelco Tower. MacNab Street continues north of this Mall on York Boulevard, in front of the Hamilton Public Library & the old entrance to the Hamilton Farmer's Market, again as a two-way street right through to Cannon Street. It continues as a one-way street into the city's North End to the waterfront where it ends at Guise Street West, the site of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club and Pier 5.

MacNab Street was named after Allan MacNab, (1798–1862), Sir Allan Napier MacNab soldier, lawyer, businessman, knight and former Prime Minister of Upper Canada.MacNab Street South between King Street and Hunter Street West is also named Franz Liszt Avenue, named after the Hungarian composer/ conductor/ pianist.

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