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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 12:29 AM
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The Pizza Delight on Spring Garden:

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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 12:45 AM
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Not bad. One of their nicest looking locations I'm sure.
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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 1:41 AM
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I see 8 Pizza Delight signs. Were they going for some sort of record?
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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 2:45 AM
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Is that a Turkish Delight sign under the Pizza Delight sign?

Seriously, I agree, not a bad storefront.
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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 6:14 AM
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I see 8 Pizza Delight signs. Were they going for some sort of record?
There's a 9th on the door.
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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 6:56 AM
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There's a Pizza Delight? I don't see it guys, I think they need more signage.
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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 7:00 AM
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Talk about Signage over kill.
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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 7:03 AM
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HRM By Design should control overzealous signage. There are at least three other businesses underneath, behind, between and inside the Pizza Delight.
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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 11:11 AM
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It's a bit much. Onyx is all but invisible as well under the bright Pizza signage.
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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 11:41 AM
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As a consumer, I'd be more likely to identify with the subtle expressions of businesses than the attempts to shove a brand image down my throat through signage alone. I'd prefer the dark materials, slick expression, and simple signage of Onyx over the multitude of Pizza Delight expressions.

Though, not having a large family of hungry tummies to feed, I don't think I'm the target market. I'd more prefer a drink under subdued lighting than cheese and garlic on doughy bread surrounded by crying toddlers.
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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 3:42 PM
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Sign proliferation is a big problem in many cities. If any of you want to take a look at Sign proliferation at it's worst, take a streetview tour of MacLeod Trail S between Mission Road and Heritage Drive, here in Calgary. That's a pretty ugly commercial strip, with way too much signage.
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It's a bit much. Onyx is all but invisible as well under the bright Pizza signage.
I saw a recent ad for Onyx where they poke fun at this. They say something about being hidden behind all that neon.
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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 9:56 PM
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I hope this Pizza Delight fails miserably... In that part of town I'm either going to Pizza Corner or something on the south side of downtown like Alexandra's or Papa Mario's.

This location should be a bar, but not a poorly managed operation like Havana Nights.
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I hope this Pizza Delight fails miserably... In that part of town I'm either going to Pizza Corner or something on the south side of downtown like Alexandra's or Papa Mario's.

This location should be a bar, but not a poorly managed operation like Havana Nights.
According to my gf (who works there), they have already laid off 3/4 of their waiters/waitresses (started with 40, now have 10). She thinks they will fold before the end of the summer - we shall have to see what happens.
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Old Posted Mar 8, 2012, 10:46 PM
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According to my gf (who works there), they have already laid off 3/4 of their waiters/waitresses (started with 40, now have 10). She thinks they will fold before the end of the summer - we shall have to see what happens.
A dine-in family pizza restaurant seems like a poor fit for that location and is sort of a retro concept in general. It reminds me a lot of the old Pizza Hut restaurants like the one they had in Bedford.

If this does close down I'm sure we'll get at least a couple "death knell for Spring Garden Road" articles out of it.
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There's a 9th on the door.
I see ten in total.
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I hope this Pizza Delight fails miserably... In that part of town I'm either going to Pizza Corner or something on the south side of downtown like Alexandra's or Papa Mario's.

This location should be a bar, but not a poorly managed operation like Havana Nights.
I'm more offended by Chickenburger on Queen Street.
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To anyone interested, Dal is hosting two free conferences over the next couple days. The Elizabeth May Symposium (sustainability and environmental) is tomorrow at the SUB from 2-7 and [url=http://planningconference.dal.ca/Home.html]SHIFT 2012[/url (urban planning and related fields) continues tomorrow and Saturday at Pier 21 and Sexton Campus. Went to see tonight's speaker at SHIFT and I was really impressed. The speaker was a woman from the Bronx who talked about the potential for gentrification and infill to provide opportunities for existing communities instead of creating conflict with them and displacing people. I hope all parties involved in the St. Pat's-Alexandra dispute were there - I definitely saw a few councillors, which is a good sign.
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I'm more offended by Chickenburger on Queen Street.
What are you talking about?

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Old Posted Mar 9, 2012, 6:57 PM
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That is pretty disappointing and not suited to the location. Parking like that shouldn't even be permitted in that area because it disrupts pedestrian traffic. Soon the far end of that block will have 9-storey condos and major retail spaces and it will be on a block with single-width sidewalks and curb cuts.

Because it's not tall nobody cares. Welcome to Halifax I guess..?
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