Photo: Town of Milton
It’s Street Name Monday!
On a weekly basis, we speak with Milton Historical Society President John Challinor II to gather information and details about the namesakes of our roads. If you weren’t aware, he and the late great historian, Jim Dills, wrote the book on Milton street names, writing Milton Streets back in 2007.
Recently, we focused on Brickyard Boulevard and Hollinger Crescent. This week, we’re covering Neyagawa Boulevard and Temperance Crescent.
Starting alphabetically Neyagawa, Challinor says the namesake has international significance for the area.
There also happens to be an apartment complex in Neyagawa, Japan that was named after Oakville.
Challinor says the Milton-side of the street is constantly growing as it’s part of the Britannia Secondary Plan.
Our second street this week Temperance Crescent. The name comes from Milton’s history, in which many residents were anti-alcohol.
In the roughly 100 years since the province stepped in, Milton has seen a minor boom in the alcohol industry, with several breweries opening up around the community.
The Milton Wesleyan Methodist Church transitioned to become St. Paul’s United Church in 1926, which still stands today. Challinor even notes that alcohol is still not permitted inside the building, even replacing wine with grape juice for service.
If you’re looking to understand how Milton’s streets are named, you should check out the book written by Challinor and Dills. Published by the Milton Historical Society back in 2007, it sold out in about six weeks and has since been long out of print. That said, according to Challinor, you can still find a copy at the Milton Public Library. With nearly 15-years having passed since the initial publication, and the extensive town growth in that time, an updated book is likely to come.
You can also take a walk with the late Jim Dills down Milton’s Main Street in 2002.
Have a suggestion on what you’d like to learn about next week? Let us know! We’re currently working on names that we find interesting. You can message our X account or email us at News1013@LocalRadio.ca. Otherwise, we’ll just continue asking about local street names that we find interesting.
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