Clayton Park, Nova Scotia
| Clayton Park | |
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A mix of retail and residential
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 Clayton Park
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| Coordinates: 44°39′25″N 63°39′02″W / 44.65694°N 63.65056°WCoordinates: 44°39′25″N 63°39′02″W / 44.65694°N 63.65056°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | Halifax Regional Municipality |
| Community council | Peninsula Council |
| Planning Area | Clayton Park |
| Clayton Park communities | Clayton Park West, Bayers Lake Business Park |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 34,439 |
| GNBC code | CAHFL |
Clayton Park (2011 population: 34,439) is a suburb of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Located along the southwestern border of Rockingham and bordering the northern part of Fairview, Clayton Park is named after a family that owned property in the area extending up the southern slope of Geizer's Hill. The Clayton Park development began on July 12, 1962 when it received approval from the Municipality of the County of Halifax. Clayton Park, Rockingham and Fairview were all amalgamated into the City of Halifax in 1969. As regional water and sewer services extended post-1969, residential and commercial development followed until the main phase was completed by the late 1970s and early 1980s, with part of the development being altered slightly to the south side of Geizer's Hill in 1975. Clayton Park was created as an upper middle class community and its prime developer was the Shaw company, which placed certain architectural requirements for houses and apartments, among which was a high percentage of brick; Shaw being the largest brick manufacturer in Atlantic Canada. Primary house colors consisted of earthy tones of adobe reds, greens, browns and grays, which were popular for the mid-century post and beam house styles of the 1950s. Canadian architects Henry Fliess, Peter Dickinson, James A. Murray and Venchiarutti & Venchiarutti can be attributed to many of the Modern house designs. Modeled after the successful post-war "new-town" of Don Mills, Ontario in the decade before, Clayton Park consisted of 'roomy' quarter acre to half acre lots on winding streets, an elementary and middle school, churches, a library, two walkable shopping plazas, a recreational centre (now demolished), and an abundance of green space.
The completion of the Dunbrack Street/Northwest Arm Drive connectors with the Highway 102 during the 1980s, followed by an extension of Lacewood Drive to Highway 102 and adjacent Bayer's Lake Industrial Park during the 1990s saw the Shaw company create an extension to Clayton Park named Clayton Park West, envisioned to comprise a mixture of condominiums, single-family and multi-family residences and upscale apartments with complementary retail developments. The development was planned to fill in over a 20-year period, however a change to the Bayer's Lake Industrial Park (BLIP) from light industrial to businesses mostly consisting of warehouse-style retailers (it was renamed to Bayer's Lake Business Park), saw Clayton Park West expand with the highest rate of urban growth in Nova Scotia's history. The area was filled within four years and now extends Rockingham from the Bedford Basin to Highway 102.
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