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Old Posted Apr 15, 2013, 11:14 AM
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North End, South End, West End, Downtown?

I see it as this



http://goo.gl/maps/SqDau

Am I wrong?
How wrong am I?
There is no way I am wrong!
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Old Posted Apr 15, 2013, 11:30 AM
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The traditional definition of the North End is everything north of North Street, and the traditional definition of the South End is everything south of South Street. However, I would certainly say that people have taken to strtching those definitions to something pretty similar to what's shown on your map.
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Old Posted Apr 15, 2013, 12:53 PM
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That is exactly how I would draw it out.
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Old Posted Apr 15, 2013, 6:03 PM
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That is exactly how I would see it.
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I would actually move south end's northern boundary to Jubilee. Just to be different and all.
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That's pretty much exactly how I'd draw it as well except I'm not sure that I'd include the hospitals and port lands in the downtown. I can see people disagreeing with this on a historical basis but according to current realities I would say this map is accurate.
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I would actually move south end's northern boundary to Jubilee. Just to be different and all.


I would at least put the IWK in the South End, and probably Dalhousie Carleton Campus.

Actually, South End is everything south of Quinpool, and everything between North St. and Quinpool, I would term Central Halifax.
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I've always found Halifax to be a little lacking in neighbourhood identity. These are more districts than anything else, and none of them has a very clear centre (it's strange that Quinpool itself isn't even really considered to be the main commercial strip of a particular neighbourhood). There's also a pretty distinct lack of local commercial focus and activity even in some fairly densely built up areas, like the inner parts of the South End.
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There's also a pretty distinct lack of local commercial focus and activity even in some fairly densely built up areas, like the inner parts of the South End.
I feel like the block of Queen between Fenwick and Victoria could have a neighbourhood hub feel, if that block-sized Sobeys parking lot were infilled.

Likewise, that sort of flatiron block where Victoria hits Inglis has potential. The apartment building that dominates the area could be renovated and spiffed up (i.e., re-clad in something besides dirty white vinyl siding), and more of the houses could be converted to storefronts. Finally, the NAPA Autopro site is just begging for infill.

Both of those areas feel like small neighbourhood hubs that are a bit rundown and diminished by anti-urban uses (giant parkings lots, mainly.) A little infill, and spit-and-polish of the still-quite-grand old houses, would go a LONG way.

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Waye you have quite the fractured North End
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Old Posted Apr 16, 2013, 8:47 PM
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Waye you have quite the fractured North End
I think it emerged that the North End has communities that have two names. I live in the Hydrostones in the North End, I live in Bloomfield in the North End.
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I think it emerged that the North End has communities that have two names. I live in the Hydrostones in the North End, I live in Bloomfield in the North End.
I can see that, like Westmount is in the West End but those who live there call say they live in Westmount
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