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Historic Halifax

Streetscapes

then and now

three walking tours , v.1

by

Barbara DeLory

New World Publishing (Canada)

PO Box 36075

Halifax, N.S. B3J 3S9

www.newworldpublishing.com

1-877-211-3334

ii Historic Halifax Streetscapes

Although all sources have been thoroughly researched to ensure the

accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this book,

we assume no responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions, orany

inconsistency included herein.Any perceived slights to individuals or

organizations are unintentional.

Published by New World Publishing, P. O. Box 36075, Halifax,

Nova Scotia, B3J 3S9 www.newworldpublishing.com

Copyright: 2015 Barbara DeLory

2016 NewWorldPublishing

New World Publishing acknowledges the Province of Nova Scotia and

ACCESS Copyright for their ongoing support of our publishing program

forthe benefit ofall Nova ScotiansandCanadians

Managing Editor: Francis G. Mitchell

Editors: Anne Curry, F. G. Mitchell

Maps and Cover Illustration: Janet Soley

Photography: Damian Lidgard

Additional photography: see photographic credits (p.113)

Copy Proofing &Artistic Advice: Virginia Houston

Typography & Layout: New World Designs

Foreword by: David F. Garrett,Architect

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

ISBN 978-1-895814-51-4

DeLory, Barbara, author, Historic Halifax streetscapes: then and

now / by Barbara DeLory. Bibliography & references.

Contents: v.1.Threewalkingtours: ISBN978-1-895814-51-4(pbk:v.1)

Halifax(N.S.)--Guidebooks. I.Title.

78-1-895814-64-4(pdf): 1.Historicbuildings--NovaScotia--Halifax.

FC2346.7.D45 2016

971.622

C2016-901760-5

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored

in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, without

the prior written permission of the publisher, except for brief quotations

in critical reviews or articles. In the case of photocopying or other

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Introduction iii

Introduction

The story of the historic buildings and those who lived in them

in old Halifax has been told before by others who concern

themselves with history, heritage, and architecture.Yet in 2016

it is still possible to add something new to those stories, in the

ever-evolving downtown landscape that is old Halifax.

One needs only to look back to 1988 and the block on

Barrington Street that held the Saint Marys Young Mens

Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society, the City Club, the

Church of England Institute, Tip Top Tailors, and the Tramway

Building to see the ever-evolving transformation. The Saint

Marys building is currently being rebuilt with only the faade

remaining; the City Club has already been renovated and

assumed a new role with Neptune Theatre; while the Church

of England Institute is on the road to being repurposed. The

little cubist Tip Top Tailors building no longer exists, but in its

place is an entirely new building. Then the Tramway Building,

minus its turrets, has been purchased and awaits its fate.

My goal is to tell you the story of these transformations and

to give each of you an opportunity to walk these streets with

this convenient guide in hand, whether you are an experienced

Haligonianoravisitorinterestedinhistoryandurbandevelopment.

This is the city where many of us live or work, and what

happens in this place is vital to each of us, as well as to our

families and friends. It is also hoped that it will prove to be

of special interest to visitors, who live in other places that are

also changing. Did we get it right? Did we choose our civic

politicians, planners, developers, architects, and builders with

enough care? What will the many visitors take home to add to

their understanding of this historic city, as well as of their own

streetscapes? We must continue to be interested, to be curious,

so that Halifax will continue to be the city we all love.

iv Historic Halifax Streetscapes

Foreword

DuringthelatterdecadesoftheTwentiethCentury,effortstoidentify

and conserve heritage buildings in Canada and elsewhere in North

Americabroadenedinview.Insteadoffocusingalmostexclusively

on individual buildings, the obvious monuments from the past,

attention began to include groupings of buildings: streetscapes,

districts, and in many cases entire towns. When taken together,

these groupings of buildings create a unique and compelling sense

ofplace,afabricwhichmaybeofaparticularstyleorera,orwhich

may include many diverse building types, styles, and ranges of

expression spanning decades or longer. The streets of downtown

Halifax form such a rich and diverse collection of buildings. The

American architectural historian, Roy Eugene Graham, who was

influential in the establishment of Lunenburg as a UNESCO

World Heritage Site, commented on walking Barrington Street in

Halifax that it was a catalogue of buildings. It includes examples

of architectural styles and building types from the earliest days of

Halifaxto the present.It isnowHalifaxsfirst heritage district

Barrington Street is also one of the Halifax streets examined in this

broadly-focused, well-researched, sharp-eyed, and charmingly written

book. It discusses the buildings and streetscapes of the prominent

streets in downtown Halifax in rich architectural and historical detail.

It is unique and deserves credit among the many fine previously

published books on the architecture of Halifax for looking beyond

individual buildings, styles, eras, and types to examine diverse

groupings of buildings on multiple streetscapes. The reader will

find a perceptive and illuminating description of the modern and

popular new Halifax Central Library, as well as discussions of the

lateNineteenthandearlyTwentiethCenturyvenerableinstitutional

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