Last installment of Portland Valley Baker Dr. On the corner of Portland and what was to become Baker Dr was once Bonanza Bingo Hall and Forbes Chev Olds, the Bingo was long gone replaced by McDonalds and a strip mall that once...
Read MoreContinuing the Portland Valley Shopping Pocket I remember when Eisner Drive was was a long farm dirt road we used to drive down to buy our eggs. Things really changed in the late 80’s when SuperStore built it’s 2nd...
Read MorePortland Valley the Retail area of Portland Street that crosses the 111 (exit 7w) in Dartmouth I have separated into 5 sub areas Penhorn – where Penhorn Mall once stood Woodlawn – Woodlawn Mall in it’s many...
Read More25km from downtown Halifax via Highway 103 is Tantallon, a bedroom community of suburbs and suburbs and nestle right by St. Margarets Bay. Right at Exit 5 is all the retail services one could hope for. A big box in a...
Read MoreI love the old farmers market, I love the new seaport farmers market but I love it as a Saturday market only. Don’t get me wrong it’s great design but I think part of the problem is location it is more designed to...
Read MoreWe looked at Area’s A,B&C in Part 1 if you missed it yesterday https://halifax.retales.ca/?p=179 Now we will look at some of the older sections Click to image to enlarge Starting with Area D the corner of Lacewood and...
Read MoreI’m not a big fan of suburban living for me it’s near the core or in the woods. This however is likely the most densely populated area of HRM with streets upon streets of apartment buildings, townhouses and duplexes....
Read MoreSobeys @ North & Windsor, nestled on the edge of a former industrial area, in recent years the Gladstone development has spurred more dense residential buildings in the area and the area is switching over. One of 3 Sobeys on...
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