Official Name:
BILL FOLEY PARKETTE
Location: on Mountain Brow Blvd. between Concession St. and Upper Ottawa St. at Rendell Blvd. - Ward 6
Size: 0.21 hectares (0.52 acres)
Official Naming Date: June 28, 1987
Features: walkway, benches, parking
History
The parkette gets its name from William (Bill) Joseph Foley (1924-1985), a former Hamilton politician, international textile union executive, and a strong labour supporter. He grew up in Hamilton near the parkette, not far from Upper Ottawa.
Bill Foley Parkette is the second of four parkettes opened on the edge of the Hamilton Escarpment.
References:
1. Clipping File. Hamilton - Biography - Foley, William Joseph. Special Collections, HPL.
2. Clipping File. Hamilton - Parks - Bill Foley Parkette. Special Collections, HPL.
3. Corporation of the City of Hamilton, Department of Public Works and Traffic, Parks Division, Park Development Section. Parks Master Plan database, 1996.
