So it is getting to be walking around and noticing stuff season. For example, the other day my Twitter buddy Adam suddenly noticed a plaque beside Jubilee Road on the Camp Hill site. The plaque explains (sort of) a granite boundary stone installed by the British military in the 19th century to mark their property. I've been watching for…Read More

In the 1970s I would often visit the north block of Granville Street to examine the cast iron shop fronts that lined both sides of the street. In future blogs there are a number of themes I'd like to explore about this section of town but today I'll start with a look at the west side of the block in…Read More

On social media people have been acknowledging the start of the full-scale demolition of the old CBC Building at the corner of Sackville and South Park. Seemed like a good moment to remember a tiny loss that happened on the corner across the street 37 years ago. In that case I was probably the only mourner. The…Read More

Gates and gateways are powerful symbols in our culture. Think of the gated community, gateway drugs, the pearly gates, or the Atlantic Gateway Project. Well, maybe not the latter but you get the idea. Gates are also attractive structures, and it is surprising how many nice old ones we have around Halifax when you start looking. I've…Read More