Southam in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Gateview

Photographed by Tim Boyd, December 31, 2024

1. Gateview Marker

Inscription. Gateview was used as a house for the first employees of the hospital. The finance administrator or a government employee lived in Gateview until after the Second World War, when it was converted into an occupational therapy building. Since then it was used to house a number of clinics and offices.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.

Location. 43° 14.601′ N, 79° 52.867′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Southam. It is at the intersection of West 5th Street and Gateview Drive, on the right when traveling north on West 5th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 134 Gateview Drive, Hamilton ON L9C 1B3, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s 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

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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: Grove Hall (about 240 meters away, measured in a direct line); “Claremont Lodge” and “Auchmar”, 1855 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Lawn Bowling/ Orchard House/ Fire Hall/ Barton Buiding (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Incline Railway (approx. half a kilometer away); Mountain View Hotel (approx. half a kilometer away); The Honourable Isaac Buchanan and Auchmar/Isaac Buchanan the Builder (approx. half a kilometer away); Take a Ride on the Electric Railroad! (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); All Aboard! (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, December 31, 2024

2. Gateview Marker

The Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital ca 1950s image. Click for full size.

3. The Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital ca 1950s

Gateview can be seen in the lower centre of the photo Source: (McMaster University)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 3, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.