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Clayton Park
Clayton Park may refer to: * Clayton Park, Nova Scotia Clayton Park is a community within Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. History The community of Clayton Park is named after a family that owned property in the area extending up the southern slope of Geizer's Hill. On 12 July 1962, the Clayton Par ..., a suburb of Halifax, Nova Scotia * ''Clayton Park'' (album), a 1999 album by Canadian rock band Thrush Hermit * Clayton Park (New Jersey), a county park in Upper Freehold, New Jersey {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayton Park, Nova Scotia
Clayton Park is a community within Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. History The community of Clayton Park is named after a family that owned property in the area extending up the southern slope of Geizer's Hill. On 12 July 1962, the Clayton Park development began when it received approval from the Municipality of the County of Halifax. 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 colours consisted of earthy tones of browns, greens, greys, and adobe reds which were popular for the mid-century post and beam house styles of the 1950s. Canadian architects Peter Dickinson, Henry Fliess, James A. Murray and Venchiarutti & Venchiarutti can be attributed to many of the Modern house designs. In 1969, Armdale, Clayton Park, Fairview, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayton Park (album)
''Clayton Park'' is the second full-length album by Canadian rock band Thrush Hermit. It was released on Sonic Unyon in 1999, and is the last album they released as a band. The album produced two singles and videos for the songs "From the Back of the Film" and "The Day We Hit the Coast". Clayton Park is a suburb in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the band's hometown. The album was a shortlisted Juno Award nominee for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2000. It was later selected as the 85th greatest Canadian album of all time in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book ''The Top 100 Canadian Albums''. In 2020, the album was shortlisted for the Polaris Heritage Prize at the 2020 Polaris Music Prize ceremony. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
