Scotia Square
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Downtown Halifax
Downtown Halifax is the city centre of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern-central portion of the Halifax Peninsula, on Halifax Harbour, it serves as the business, entertainment, and tourism hub of the region.- Municipal:...
, in the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
managed by Halifax Developments Limited . It was built in the late sixties to mid seventies. It is connected to the Downtown Halifax Link
Downtown Halifax Link
The Downtown Halifax Link system is similar to Toronto's PATH or Montreal's RÉSO system, but on a much smaller scale. It consists of a network of climate-controlled pedways connecting various office buildings, hotels, parkades, and entertainment venues around downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada...
and serves as a major Metro Transit
Metro Transit (Halifax)
Metro Transit is a Canadian public transport agency operating buses and ferries in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality .Owned by the HRM, Metro Transit's operations area is the urban core in the western part of the municipality, namely the Halifax and Dartmouth Metropolitan Areas, along...
bus terminal in Halifax.http://halifaxdevelopments.com/about.asp.
History
At its peak in the 1980s, Scotia Square was a shopping destination for many in the city. Among some of the most notable shops and services within the mall was a WoolcoWoolco
Woolco was an American-based discount retail chain. It was founded in 1962 in the city of Columbus, Ohio, by the F.W. Woolworth Company. It was a full-line discount department store unlike the five-and-dime Woolworth stores which operated at the time. At its peak, Woolco had hundreds of stores in...
department store, a single-screen Famous Players theatre http://movie-theatre.org/canada/ns/Halifax/halifax.pdf, the Dick Turpin tavern, a 1950s-style diner complete with an antique car in its entrance, a food court known as the Port of Call, and an area on the second level where the store fronts were all designed to resemble a small-town village. Woolco closed in 1994, shortly before the chain's purchase by Wal-Mart. The Woolco space was vacant for many years until 2000 when Aliant Telecom
Aliant
Bell Aliant Inc. is a communications company providing services in various areas throughout eastern Canada, as Bell Aliant throughout Atlantic Canada, and under the NorthernTel, and Télébec brands in rural areas of Ontario and Quebec....
converted the space into a call centre. Scotia Square used to have many retail shops on its second level but over time these shops closed or relocated to other malls in the area. Today, there are no retail shops on the upper level; it only contains office space for Aliant Telecom and Scotiabank.
Location and layout
Scotia Square consists of a mallShopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
, a hotel, and a number of office towers connected to each other and to other buildings by pedway
Pedway
Pedways are elevated or underground walkways, often connecting urban high-rises to each other, other buildings, or the street. They provide quick and comfortable movement from building to building, away from traffic and inclement weather. Two of the largest networks of underground walkways are...
s and tunnels. The complex is adjacent to the Cogswell Interchange, and it fronts on Duke Street to the south, Barrington Street
Barrington Street, Halifax
thumb|left|240px|View southward on Barrington StreetBarrington Street is a major street on the Halifax Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, Canada, running from the MacKay bridge in the North End approximately 7 kilometres south, through Downtown Halifax to Inglis Street in...
to the east, and Albemarle Street (formerly Market Street) to the west. Scotia Square caters to mainly professionals who work in the downtown area and as such most of the establishments close at 6:00pm. The mall itself is clean and well-maintained by both maintenance staff and patrons.
Buildings
- Barrington Place Shops (3 floors)
- Barrington TowerBarrington TowerBarrington Tower is a part of the Scotia Square Complex in Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The tower stands at 84 metres and has 20 floors.The building is connected to the Downtown Halifax Link system.-Tenants:...
(20 floors, 84 metres) - Brunswick Place (5 floors)
- Cogswell TowerCogswell TowerCogswell Tower is part of the Scotia Square Complex in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is used for office and commercial space and stands at with 14 floors, plus levels G, A, B, C, D, E, S underneath it, which are part of the parkade that Cogswell Tower rests on...
(20 floors (14 office levels on top of 6 parkade levels), 79 metres) - Duke TowerDuke TowerDuke Tower is part of the Scotia Square Complex, in Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is used for office and commercial use and stands at 71 meters with 16 floors. It in part houses the offices of Emera. The building is connected to the Downtown Halifax Link system.Other Building part of the Scotia...
(16 floors, 71 metres) - Delta Hotel buildingDelta HotelsDelta Hotels is a chain of 45 hotels and resorts across Canada, primarily in the 4 star range of standard. Delta once had a hotel in the United States, the Delta Court of Flags Hotel, located in Orlando, Florida, however, it was closed sometime after 1996 and has subsequently been demolished...
(15 floors) - Scotia Square Mall (2 floors)
Pedways and tunnels
- Pedway connecting Brunswick Street to the Scotia Square Parkade, and the west parkade stairwell. Passes over Albemarle Street (formerly Market Street).
- Pedway connecting the northwest corner of Scotia Square Parkade (topmost level) to Brunswick Place (formerly called Trade Mart building), which is located beside Scotia Square Parkade, on the north side of Cogswell Street.
- Tunnel connecting mall to World Trade and Convention Centre, as well as the Halifax Metro CentreHalifax Metro CentreThe Halifax Metro Centre was built in 1978, in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The building is next to the World Trade and Convention Centre, at the foot of Citadel Hill. It is the largest arena in Halifax. It originally featured a full ring of bright orange seats around the playing surface,...
. Passes under Duke Street. - Three-level pedway going from Barrington & Duke Towers to a stairwell, which leads to parking and the mall. The middle level of this pedway joins up to the Brunswick Street Pedway mentioned above.
- Pedway going from Scotia Square Mall, over Barrington Street, and into Barrington Place Shops. From there one can go via pedway to Purdy's WharfPurdy's WharfPurdy's Wharf is an office complex located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Built over the water at the edge of Halifax Harbour and resting on pilings, it consists of two office towers, and a smaller office structure called Purdy's Landing. Purdy's Landing is commonly referred to as the "Xerox...
, Casino Nova ScotiaCasino Nova ScotiaCasino Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia, Canada, and has locations in Halifax and Sydney.-Halifax casino:The Casino Nova Scotia opened a temporary location in the Sheraton Hotel Halifax on June 1, 1995. On April 24, 2000 it moved to a brand new, $100-million "Vegas-style" facility on the...
, the CIBC BuildingBank of Commerce (Halifax)The CIBC Building is an office building in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia built in 1977. The office tower stands at 66 metres and has 16 floors. Most of Halifax's office towers are lined along the city's harbour...
, and the TD TowerTD Tower (Halifax)TD Tower is an office building home to the Toronto-Dominion Bank in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. It was completed in 1974.The bank building stands at 73 metres with 18 floors and is next to Bank of Commerce...
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See also
- Halifax Regional Municipality