, ▁until ▁nearby ▁develop ments , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁C og sw ell ▁Inter change , ▁and ▁Scot ia ▁Square , ▁rendered ▁this ▁section ▁fairly ▁useless ▁traffic - wise ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁ped est rian ▁m all . ▁The ▁buildings ▁l ining ▁the ▁street ▁house ▁a ▁large ▁variety ▁of ▁pub s ▁and ▁stores , ▁and ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁( NS C AD ▁University ). ▁The ▁m all ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁several ▁films , ▁mainly ▁as ▁stand - ins ▁for ▁larger ▁and ▁more ▁expensive ▁cities ▁to ▁film ▁in . ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Hal if ax , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Category : P ed est rian ▁m alls ▁in ▁Canada <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁NCAA ▁baseball ▁season , ▁play ▁of ▁college ▁baseball ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( N CAA ) ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁Play ▁largely ▁consisted ▁of ▁regional ▁match ups , ▁some ▁organized ▁by ▁con ferences , ▁and ▁ended ▁in ▁June . ▁ ▁No ▁national ▁championship ▁event ▁was ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Conference ▁Ch anges ▁The ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁( a ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁the ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁Conference ) ▁played ▁its ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁baseball . ▁ ▁M embers ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁included ▁California , ▁Oregon , ▁Oregon ▁State , ▁and ▁Washington . ▁