Oakville in Halton Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Business on the “Main Street”

— Downtown BIA —

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 30, 2023

1. Business on the “Main Street” Marker

Inscription. The oldest commercial buildings date mostly from the 1846-57 period, when Oakville grew from a village of 500 to a newly-incorporated town of 2,000.

Development of Old Oakville's commercial district started at Sixteen Mile Creek and grew east along Lakeshore Road (then known as Colborne Street) to Trafalgar Road. Owners and their families frequently lived above their businesses. The area east of Trafalgar Road was primarily residential until the boom of the 1950s.

Erected by Town of Oakville.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 43° 26.748′ N, 79° 40.077′ W. Marker is in Oakville, Ontario, in Halton Region. It is at the intersection of Lakeshore Road East and George Street, on the right when traveling east on Lakeshore Road East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 Lakeshore Rd E, Oakville ON L6J 1H8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto,

specifically on the Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lakeshore Road Taverns (here, next to this marker); Then and Now (here, next to this marker); Leading Citizens (here, next to this marker); Hunter-Gatherer and Fisher People (9,000 BC to AD 500) (about

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210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Oakville’s First Peoples (about 210 meters away); The First Horticultural People (AD 500 to 1610) (about 210 meters away); The Treaty Period (1801-1847) (about 210 meters away); Early Contact Period (1610-1700) (about 240 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakville.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 30, 2023

2. Business on the “Main Street” Marker

Business on the “Main Street” marker photo detail image. Click for full size.

3. Business on the “Main Street” marker photo detail

Don Sutherland, courtesy of the Savage Family

4. Business on the “Main Street” marker photo detail

5. Business on the “Main Street” marker photo detail

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 30, 2023

6. Business on the “Main Street” marker photo detail

Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.