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Originally Posted by someone123
One of the differences between the two is that Halifax is deliberately built around the harbour (port, military, transportation) while London has more of a manufacturing base tied to road and railway networks. Then there's the impact of the topography, Halifax being older, and the different regional flavour.
London is essentially Canada's version of a Midwest city. In some ways it's got some similarities to Winnipeg, but I am not sure the two get compared much.
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The same things could be said about Moncton vs Halifax.
Moncton doesn't have the geographic constraints of Halifax, and, although Europeans have a history in Moncton since 1733, the city didn't really start growing until the 1870s with the railway boom. As such Moncton is more sprawling, and doesn't have a tightly confined downtown like most older eastern cities. Moncton is much more midwestern in feel, despite being located on the east coast.
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