Historic Halifax

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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark

I did not know that the guts of the current Neptune still contained the Garrick. I had assumed when the outside was done that it was a completely new building, but admittedly I didn't pay much attention to Halifax building projects back then.

Thanks for the info!

Yes, while the exterior of the building was substantially rebuilt in 1997, they built around the original auditorium, designed in 1915 (as the Strand Theatre) by Andrew Cobb. There's more about the theatre's history here.