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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
The area that I consider to be 'old Dartmouth' was never really a suburb, but just part of of Dartmouth as it grew from town to city status (before amalgamation).
Quaker House on Ochterloney is one of many that were built in the 1700s, and adjacent neighbourhoods sprouted up as the city grew. Like most cities that are situated on harbours, it started from the water and grew inland. The neighbourhood where I lived for many years was built in the early 1900s, long before the concept of 'the suburbs' was really a thing in Canada. It was only a 10 minute walk from the ferry, and many people who lived there were able to walk to work in DT Halifax from their Dartmouth home. Not really the classic definition of car-reliant suburb living, IMHO.
I would consider places like Woodlawn or Cole Harbour to be suburbs of Dartmouth, in the traditional sense.
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I figure calling Ochterloney st. a suburb would be the equivalent of calling the South End a suburb. I hadn't realized the age of Quaker house.
I was thinking of areas such as Prince Arthur Rd., but now I must admit
Early postwar suburb would have been a more accuate term that avoided confusion with old Dartmouth.
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