Why do we have the Pipeline Trail? | Faded Hamilton

It's called the "pipeline" trail, but I don't see no pipe.
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Special Thanks & Credits:
Script supervisor, filming, editing assistance, and moral support by Willow Watson
"We've Torn Down" poster by The Jelly Brothers (jellybrothers.com)
Photo of National Steelcar by Mary Ellen Belkalem (@visualante_media)
"Three Grande Moon" shirt designed by Willow Watson, printed by @kenny_made_co
Drone footage by Josh Cumming
Flight glass board by Derek McCrone (derekmccrone.com)
Some images courtesy of the Hamilton Public Library, Local History & Archives.
Maps courtesy of the McMaster Digital Archives.
Music: Way by AShamaluev (ashamaluevmusic.com), Reservoir by PUP (puptheband.com)
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Further Reading:
Park People: "You can do anything in Hamilton: The story of the Pipeline Trail Planning Team" - parkpeople.ca/2017/08/10/you-...
Pipeline Trail Master Plan: www.hamilton.ca/city-planning...
Ch2olera: Hamilton’s Forgotten Epidemics: macsphere.mcmaster.ca/bitstre...
Cultural Heritage Assessment of Barton & Kenilworth Reservoirs - pub-hamilton.escribemeetings....

[@gunternine1130]

I grew up in Homeside. That pipeline is a permanent part of My being. Thank you for doing this series!

[@HamiltonRealtorToday]

So wonderful to see you bringing life to Hamilton's faded past Matt!!! Again, I learned something new from your research. Please keep it coming!

[@danadelaplante6797]

This channel is awesome. Hometown history. LOVE IT! Life is now in western Canada, but love the old history of this city with character.

[@dossispro]

oof that ending. great video!

[@StudeSteve62]

Check out the walking trail from the RBG Laking Garden up to Snake Road...it is the remains of the stretch of old Highway 2 that was replaced by the 403 below the Chedoke Parkway...

[@willowwatson4130]

Yup, that's a fire hydrant...

[@julianalachance8339]

when I was a teenager i use to bike from Wentworth to the pipeline trail and down to my best friends house in parkdale area. . .

[@msmoniz]

As a born and raised life long Hamiltonian, I'm loving this. Great work

[@brendansimons6811]

Episode 2 - great streak so far :) Do the (many) abandoned / overgrown mountain access roads next! SE leg of Queen, John St, Fillman Road, Iroquois Heights Trail - I'm sure I'm missing more.

[@MattGrande]

Oh, that's a great idea!

[@johnschuurman9227]

@@MattGrande I'd love to see you document Hamiltons soon-to-be faded history too. Videos, for example, just sharing stories and showing off what 2021 looks like around Gore Park or pier 8 or City Centre mall before they change dramatically in the years to come. A video archive for future generations to be weirded out by haha

[@jeffreypaultessier]

Hey Matt, this is so good. I just rewatched it because I'm shooting a series of photos for a digital exhibit the city is putting together about epi-/pandemics of the past, and the trail is on my shot list. Anyway I thought I'd mention that there's another bit of 'Faded Hamilton' right beside the memorial on York Blvd. If you're facing toward Cootes and look to your right you'll see a set of stairs apparently rising out of the ground. If you go down there it's a pretty overgrown gnarly area below grade with a stone wall to the south and another set of stone steps to the north, which lead to a sunken concrete pad about 8 feet wide and 50 feet long. It's very overgrown and crumbling but pretty cool to look at and wonder at. I mentioned it to my wife, who worked her whole life in the city's civic museums, and she said that based on my description and the location it's likely a reflecting pool that was built by Thomas McQuesten in the 30's. Anyway, thought you would be interested. It's not infrastructure like the trail and the Birch Ave corridor, but still pretty cool, and definitely faded.

[@MattGrande]

Yes! I believe that's called the Memorial Gardens? It's part of the RBG grounds, and hasn't been maintained since the York Blvd widening.

[@michealheinhold7507]

Wicked job!! Really loving these videos

[@bjedrocha]

Great video Matt!

[@rosalindminaji4381]

Thanks for the great research! Very interesting

[@mccrone]

Great video! I love the twist ending.

[@Iamwoodbeard]

I walk along this trail every day and never knew the history of it. This is great, thanks!

[@kaiserZoza]

Man i love this type of videos! awesome!

[@michaelwarzocha9132]

Keep these coming. I'm fairly new to Hamilton but fascinated by the rich history of one Canada's oldest cities.

[@bradhomer9438]

Born and raised in hamilton 🤙 great videos man keep em coming ✌

[@vassa1972]

Being almost 50 years old and a stroke and cardiac arrest and now colon cancer survivor been in Hamilton for 11 years

[@lindakennedy1404]

My granddad lived on Hope Avenue and used to take my sister and I for walks on "the pipeline" ,though I didn't know any of this information at the time. This is most interesting, thank you !!

[@thatgrrlca]

My Mother grew up in Hamilton. She remembers the Red Hill Creek, which doesn't really exist any more. I grew up on Rouge Hills Drive in Port Union (later Scarborough). It was an odd coincidence. Anyway, maybe you will investigate the Red Hill Creek.

[@elite1003]

Loved the video keep it up

[@vassa1972]

Good stuff Matt

[@RedDyeNo4]

Wonderful. I bike it consistently. The best part runs through the Homeside community, although Crown Point gets most of the attention.

[@HHuskies9]

This was really cool. I recently moved to Hamilton and I love learning about its history. Keep these up!

[@ThatGirl61]

THANK YOU! I grew up in the East End and really appreciate learning this history. Keep up the great work Matt!

[@jeffneven8930]

Matt, another fantastic video. You have done your research and presented it in a fun way. Thanks for doing this!

[@thevintagekitty]

At 4:21 LoL what's with the caption? chuckled at that one

[@HHuskies9]

Do the Lawerence Brick Factory next!

[@MattGrande]

That's on my list! Probably not the next one, but eventually!

[@trexor14]

I hope more peoapple get to see these

[@RonBarlowCanada]

It is a water pipeline. It is underground It connects to the houses along it's route.