Albro Lake, Nova Scotia
Albro Lake is a neighbourhood in the north end of the community of Dartmouth in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.
Albro Lake, Nova Scotia | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Shown with a RED dot, the location of the neighbourhood of Albro Lake within the community of Dartmouth, HRM, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 44°41′02″N 63°34′52″W | |
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| Province |  |
| Municipality | Halifax Regional Municipality |
| Community | Dartmouth |
| Community council | Harbour East - Marine Drive Community Council |
| District | 6 - Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code | B3A |
| Area code(s) | 902 |
Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia | |
Albro Lake takes its name from the shallow freshwater lake of the same name. The lake was named after John Albro, who first settled in the area with a group of other residents from Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The neighbourhood includes the Highfield Park and Crystal Heights; both being developments in the Albro Lake neighbourhood which were named by their developers. A newer development Lancaster Ridge is built on the former Department of National Defence housing lands. The streets are named for aircraft used by the Royal Canadian Air Force.[1]
Albro Lake is bounded by Primrose Street to the west, Woodland Avenue to the east, Highway 111 to the north, and Trunk 7 to the south.
The neighbourhood developed during the post-war years and until 1968 hosted the Royal Canadian Navy's Naval Radio Station Albro Lake (land which was subsequently developed into Highfield Park).
The housing in the neighbourhood is a mixture, ranging from high-density low-rental apartment buildings in Highfield Park built during the 1970s and 1980s, to small single-family houses, duplexes, townhouses and small apartment buildings. The socio-economic indicators for the neighbourhood show that it comprises mostly low-to-middle income households.
Neighbourhood amenities
Parks
- Albro Lake Park
- Golden Acres Park
Natural areas
- Albro Lake
- Little Albro Lake
- Martin Lake
Sports facilities
- Grey Arena
Schools
- John MacNeil Elementary School
- John Martin Junior High
Community facilities
Memorials
- Halifax Explosion memorial
- Located at the intersection of Albro Lake Road and Pinecrest Drive, this memorial is dedicated to the victims of the Halifax Explosion. Part of a large-calibre surface defense gun from the French ship Mont Blanc landed adjacent to the memorial site, 1.5 kilometres from the explosion centre.
- Jason MacCullough Memorial Park
- Memorial park dedicated to the victim of an unsolved murder in the neighborhood.