Pizza Corner (Halifax)

{{Short description|Intersection in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada}}

{{Infobox road junction

| country = CAN

| name = Pizza Corner

| image = Pizza Corner Sign, Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 2018.jpg

| image_caption = Pizza Corner in September 2018

| other_names =

| location = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

| roads = Blowers Street, Grafton Street

| type = Intersection; Restaurant district

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Pizza Corner is an intersection in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the junction of Blowers Street and Grafton Street. It is a local landmark{{cite web |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/53404-pizza-corner-lose-icon |title=Pizza Corner to lose an icon |author=Cosgrove, Colleen |date=January 18, 2012 |publisher=The Chronicle Herald |accessdate=25 June 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.openfile.ca/halifax/halifax/text/slice-history-pizza-corners-untold-stories |title=Slice of history: Pizza Corner's untold stories |author=Boon, Jacob |date=October 17, 2011 |publisher=openfile |accessdate=25 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092413/http://www.openfile.ca/halifax/halifax/text/slice-history-pizza-corners-untold-stories |archivedate=April 2, 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://thewaffle.blog.com/2009/08/14/pizza-corner/ |title=Halifax's Pizza Corner |author=The Waffle |date=August 14, 2009 |publisher=Blog |accessdate=25 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121129181638/http://thewaffle.blog.com/2009/08/14/pizza-corner/ |archivedate=29 November 2012 }} 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.[http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=7332 Grafton Street Methodist Church], Historic Places.ca

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/macleans/halifax-on-eve-of-g7-summit |title=Halifax on Eve of G-7 Summit |author=DeMont, John |date=June 19, 1995 |publisher=Maclean's (via The Canadian Encyclopedia) |accessdate=25 June 2012}}