| Halifax Street Names: An Illustrated Guide Revised Edition Contributor(s): Formac Publishing Company Limited (Author) |
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ISBN: 088780652X ISBN-13: 9780887806520 Publisher: Formac Publishing Company Limited OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Canada - History | Canada - General - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning |
| Dewey: 917.162 |
| LCCN: 2005363939 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.75" W x 9.75" (0.74 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The towns and cities that make up Halifax Regional Municipality have a fascinating street-level history, spelled out in names that memorialize community leaders, important events and landmarks. Jubilee Road was named for King George III's jubilee year, but Barrington Street, Halifax's main downtown thoroughfare, has an unknown pedigree. City powerbrokers have been immortalized in such names as Inglis Street, Cogswell Street, Cornwallis Street, Joseph Zatzman Drive and Wentworth Street. Others--Rockingstone Road, Spring Garden Road, Windmill Road--take their names from familiar landmarks. In many cases, contributors have uncovered street name histories that were once completely obscure. Halifax Street Names includes contributions from writers with a lively interest in local history, giving derivations and brief histories of more than 180 streets in Bedford, Dartmouth, Halifax and Sackville. |