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Aerial photograph of the completed Scotia Square complex and Cogswell Street Interchange., 1970
HRM Archives photo 102-105-1.36
Aerial photograph of the development area for the Scotia Square complex - after demolition, prior to construction., 1962
HRM Archives photo 102-105-1.35
Harbour Drive Proposal, 1963
City of Halifax Engineering and Works Plan # SS-10-15719
(click on image to view enlarged map as .pdf)
The "Road to Nowhere" was one of the early manifestations of an urban renewal plan for the Halifax Peninsula. As shown on this 1963 plan the Cogswell St. Interchange integrated the proposed Harbour Drive with the existing street system as well as with possible "future artery improvements" such as a third Harbour bridge, and a bridge across the North West Arm to Bicentennial Drive.
The Harbour Drive proposal was halted by public opposition to the planned demolition of waterfront buildings that were later recognized as significant heritage properties, and developed as Historic Properties, vital to the city's heritage and tourism.
The Municipal Archives holds the records of Lou
Collins, one of the leaders of groups opposed to Harbour Drive - his files document the concerted fight to stop the proposal.
Be part of history in the making...
And now 35 years later what will HRM create when the concrete interchange comes down? Contribute your ideas at the Cogswell Shake-up - Join Mayor Mike Savage and the Strategic Urban Partnership at the Marriott Hotel May 16, 6:00-8:30 pm
For their March 27, 2013 public forum on reimagining the Cogswell Interchange, CBC Halifax created a special on-line report: "Road to Nowhere".
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