| South End | |
| Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nova Scotia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Halifax |
| Subdivision Type3: | Community |
| Subdivision Name3: | Halifax |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal District |
| Subdivision Name4: | District 7 (Halifax South Downtown) |
| Postal Code: | B3J |
| Area Code Type: | Area Codes |
| Area Code: | 782, 902 |
The South End is a neighbourhood within Halifax's urban area, in the Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
See main article: History of the Halifax Regional Municipality. The areas south of South Street and west of the South Common were largely farmland and mixed-forest which led to the development of large estates that took advantage of their proximity to the former City of Halifax and garrison.
Over time, neighbourhoods began to develop outside the original city boundary and were annexed by the city.
In 1918, one of Halifax's largest projects saw the completion of a major railway line, to serve a new railway station at the south end of the city's central business district. The new railway line had been under construction by the Intercolonial Railway and later Canadian Government Railways at the time of the Halifax Explosion, which blocked and badly damaged the city's North Street station. The project created an approximately 30m (100feet) deep rock-cut for several kilometres, parallel the shore of the Northwest Arm. The new railway line through the South End was rushed into completion to accommodate the unexpected disaster. One result of the building of this railway line has been to geographically isolate parts of the peninsula, creating opportunities for wealthy and exclusive neighbourhoods to develop. Another legacy of the blasting work created during the construction of the South End railway cut was the infilling of parts of the Bedford Basin and Halifax Harbour to create freight-and-passenger ship docks, and railway yards.
The South End is located on the southern half of the Halifax Peninsula. The neighbourhood was originally bounded on the south by South Street and was the few blocks located south of Citadel Hill.
The South End has become the most prosperous region of Halifax, with a middle-class demographic.[1]
The neighbourhood contains Halifax's densest census tract; census tract 2050004.02. Although the census tract has a small landmass of approximately 48.2ha,[2] 5,466 people live within the area.[3] The population density is approximately 113 people per hectare (approximately 11,300 people per km2).[4]
Throughout the neighbourhood, the South End has many places where recreational activities can be enjoyed.
Sports Complexes
Community Centres
Fields
Libraries
There are several academic libraries in the South End.
Museums
Parks
Pools
Trails
The South End of Halifax is in a dense part of the Municipality of Halifax with different ways to travel.
There are many kilometres of avenues, lanes, roads, and streets that criss-cross throughout the neighbourhood. Robie Street which bisects the neighbourhood, and starts in the South End, is the main thoroughfare through the neighbourhood-and-the Halifax Peninsula. It runs approximately 4km (02miles), and eventually continues-on as Massachusetts Avenue.
On 1161 Hollis Street, Via Rail operates Halifax station.
The neighbourhood is serviced by many public transit routes, which is provided by Halifax Transit.
Halifax Transit Routes[5]
Within the South End, there are several levels of education available.
The Halifax School for the Blind is administered by the Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority (APSEA).[6]
With the exception of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial, all other public schools within the South End are administered by the Halifax Regional Centre for Education.
Conseil scolaire acadien provincial
Elementary Schools
High Schools
Junior High Schools