Pizza Corner (Halifax)

Pizza Corner
Restaurant district
Pizza Corner in September 2018.
Location Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Junction of Blowers Street and Grafton Street
Coordinates: 44°38′42″N 63°34′28″W / 44.6449°N 63.5744°W / 44.6449; -63.5744

Pizza Corner is an intersection downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the junction of Blowers Street and Grafton Street. It is a local landmark[1][2][3] originally consisting of three pizzerias: King of Donair, Sicilian Pizza and the European Food Shop. Completing the four corners is The Presbyterian Church of Saint David, a provincially recognized heritage building.[4]

All three pizzerias are known for their Halifax-style donairs, and the corner is a popular destination for hungry patrons of the local bars and pubs.[2][3][5]

History

King of Donair at Blowers and Grafton Streets, July 2006.

In 1995, when the G7 Summit was held in Halifax several world leaders made a point of visiting the location and buying donairs.[2][6]

King of Donair has moved to another location, leaving the iconic corner with only two pizzerias.[1][7] The former KOD location has been replaced by a frozen yogourt chain. The European Food Shop closed in 2015 after operating since 1987. The building's owner said the space "will still be a food shop but likely not a pizza shop". Johnny K's authentic Donair shop is that location. And Pizza Girls in the old King Of Donair corner of the Blowers & Grafton Street. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Cosgrove, Colleen (January 18, 2012). "Pizza Corner to lose an icon". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Boon, Jacob (October 17, 2011). "Slice of history: Pizza Corner's untold stories". openfile. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 The Waffle (August 14, 2009). "Halifax's Pizza Corner". Blog. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Grafton Street Methodist Church, Historic Places.ca
  5. ↑ DeMont, John (June 19, 1995). "Halifax on Eve of G-7 Summit". Maclean's (via The Canadian Encyclopedia). Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Buote, Melissa (20 February 2014). "The life and times of Pizza Corner". The Coast.
  7. ↑ CBC News (January 19, 2012). "King of Donairs to leave Halifax's pizza corner". CBC News - Nova Scotia. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Pizza Corner in Halifax loses European Food Shop pizza joint". CBC News. 20 April 2015.


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