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Westdale
The university village next to McMaster — a planned, walkable district with its own commercial strip, parks and proximity to Cootes Paradise.
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The lay of the land
Westdale is Hamilton's university village, immediately next to McMaster. Its planned early-20th-century layout gives it a distinctive, walkable feel, with the Westdale village commercial strip at its centre.
The proximity to Cootes Paradise and the Royal Botanical Gardens makes it one of the greenest lower-city neighbourhoods.
What defines it
- → Adjacent to McMaster University
- → Westdale village commercial strip
- → Near Cootes Paradise / RBG
- → Planned early-20th-century layout
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