Barrington Street
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Barrington Street is a major street in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, running from the MacKay Bridge in the North End approximately 7 km south, through Downtown Halifax to Inglis Street in the South En
View southward on Barrington Street in 2009
Barrington Street shops near Sackville Street
Halifax City Hall
Scotia Square
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Scotia Square is a commercial development in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was built from the late 1960s to late 1970s and is managed by Crombie REIT.
Barrington Street
…with massive demolition under the banner of urban renewal. A huge swath of the downtown area, north of Duke Street, was cleared for the development of Scotia Square and the Cogswell Interchange. The Birk's Building at the George Street intersection, along with several adjacent smaller structures, were demolished…
Barrington Tower (left) and Duke Tower (right), completed in 1971 and 1970 respectively
Scotia Square (right) was developed at the same time as the adjacent Cogswell Interchange (foreground)
Scotia Square at night, showing Barrington Tower, the Hotel Halifax, and Cogswell Tower
View of Barrington Street showing the low-rise Barrington Place (left) and high-rise CIBC Building (right) in the background