Halifax and Dartmouth, March 4th and 5th!

Smevo · #1 Posted: **Mar 10, 2007, 12:55 AM**

These are all photos from my recent trip to Halifax. I still didn't get as comprehensive tour as I would've liked, but that just leaves some for the next time.

The weekend's weather could only be described as bizarre. After narrowly missing a wild snow/wind storm on Friday's drive down, Saturday was gorgeous and mild. That made me think I'd have a nice warm day Sunday to take a walk downtown. Alas, the winter lightning of Saturday night was followed by a sunny but cold day Sunday to walk around Dartmouth. Here's the pics from Sunday.

We decided at this point it was too cold and proceeded to walk back to the car. The next few shots are from that walk.

A couple from a stop at one of the lakes. We were trying to get a photo of ourselves in front of a fountain in the lake, but my batteries died.

Batteries charged and ready to go! While my fiancee and my cousin were both looking at wedding dresses, I took a walk around Halifax. The day ranged from sunny and mild, to sunny windy and cold, to windy with flurries. It changed about every 15 minutes. I lucked out that all the photos were from when it was sunny.

A look back to where we were yesterday.

And now on with the walk.

Oh those Tuckers!

Glove got in the pic a bit.

Purdy's

The evil Cogswell, taking up valuable highrise space.

Dwarf!

A touch of glove.

Start getting cold, so I decide not to visit the South End and just continue up the hill.

Something's missing.

Granville pedestrian mall.

Scotia Square

Got fed up with the cold, so I returned to my car to get my new toy I got for Christmas (Canon Rebel SLR film camera) and make my way down to the water again, then up to the citadel. I also took my digital, so here's the shots from that excursion.
First, an almost 360-degree pano from the top of Metro Park.

Skyline from Sackville Landing.

This is when I get the call from my fiancee, she wants my camera at Spring Garden Rd. Well, I walked up the hill first to shoot some panos, then went to meet her.

Got to where she was on Spring Garden and just missed her. But it did get me in the neighbourhood to take these shots.

After I returned to my car, I called my buddy for lunch, and ended up helping him buy a new car. All in all, it was a great weekend, even with the bizarre weather. That's all for this trip.

Cheers from the future engineers!

OhioGuy · #2 Posted: **Mar 10, 2007, 1:12 AM**

Halifax is such a great little city. I had a fabulous time when I was there 2 months ago. Drinking & dancing at both the Liquer Dome and Reflections made for some fun times. Wish I'd brought my camera with me to capture some of the city. But it looks like you did a good job!

boden · #3 Posted: **Mar 10, 2007, 2:43 AM**

Some buckets of beer there.....good post.

Smevo · #4 Posted: **Mar 10, 2007, 4:48 AM**

Thanks for the comments guys. That's one pitcher of beer, one of rum and coke, and one of JD and coke.

That's the best thing about that bar.

Wishblade · #5 Posted: **Mar 10, 2007, 5:08 AM**

I LOVE the view of gladstone ridge/armoury square in that citadel hill pano.

great collection

Stanzmastertron3000 · #6 Posted: **Mar 10, 2007, 5:17 AM**

Good stuff.

softee · #7 Posted: **Mar 10, 2007, 7:18 AM**

One of my favorite Canadian cities, yes indeed.

Nouvellecosse · #8 Posted: **Mar 10, 2007, 9:23 PM**

Thanks for the photos! Looks like u had a glovely time.

alps · #9 Posted: **Mar 10, 2007, 9:44 PM**

Great pictures, thanks for posting them! In case anybody is wondering why the streets are so empty, well, it's cold as hell right now

. I like that apartment building you posted in the 5th picture, it's probably my favourite in Dartmouth (it looks better from the other side). It was designed by Arthur Erickson, one of my favourite Canadian architects.

I'm not too happy with the way Boston Pizza handled their move into Granville Mall, the dark paint looks kind of weird compared to the rest of the storefronts.

Thanks!

Smevo · #10 Posted: **Mar 11, 2007, 2:14 AM**

Thanks everyone for the comments. The photos look empty for three reasons really, it was unseasonably cold, the photos were taken between 10am and 12 noon (4pm-5pm on Sunday for Dartmouth), and I have an unfortunate talent that could make Tokyo in rush hour look like a ghost town in my photos.

the dude · #11 Posted: **Mar 11, 2007, 5:16 AM**

like most visitors to halifax my memories of it are a little fuzzy.

gatt · #12 Posted: **Mar 11, 2007, 5:32 PM**

good job!

Serge · #13 Posted: **Mar 12, 2007, 1:46 PM**

Good set! It reminds me how I love this city.

Wheelingman04 · #14 Posted: **Mar 13, 2007, 4:32 AM**

Wow, what a great looking city. I have always wanted to go there.

kool maudit · #15 Posted: **Mar 13, 2007, 10:53 PM**

the former sheraton has really declined.

Ex-Ithacan · #16 Posted: **Mar 13, 2007, 11:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by the dude

like most visitors to halifax my memories of it are a little fuzzy.

Good point, and it was over 30 years ago for me.

Wonderful set Smevo, gotta love the place. But what's the deal with the addition on the last building?

Thanks.

someone123 · #17 Posted: **Mar 14, 2007, 12:32 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by kool maudit

the former sheraton has really declined.

I don't know what it is like inside now, but that Marriott sign seems kind of cheap.

This is one of the worst holes in the downtown:

Those buildings were demolished around 1990 for an office tower that was never constructed. The city bought the land during the 90s when it was cheap and now it's being swapped to the province for an office development.

I can't really see the final result being good for Barrington. The province recently took over a building nearby and now the storefront areas are being used as office space.

Unfortunately, Barrington suffers from having too many dead storefronts and not enough residents. If a couple stretches of mediocre buildings were torn down and replaced with substantial modern buildings the street would probably improve a lot but that seems unlikely given the fact that various groups are trying to have the entire street preserved in its current state. Maybe that would have worked in 1950 but it's a little late now.

Smevo · #18 Posted: **Mar 14, 2007, 1:35 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ex-Ithacan

Good point, and it was over 30 years ago for me.

Wonderful set Smevo, gotta love the place. But what's the deal with the addition on the last building?

Thanks.

Good question. I don't have the answer to that one, maybe one of the Halifax residents can help us out on that.

Yeah, that's pretty much the standard Mariott sign, and they do look cheap. Not sure what it's like inside, either. Even as the Sheraton, I wasn't a big fan of it, though they did have nice ballrooms, especially the ones with the balconies overlooking the harbour.

Thanks again everyone for the comments.

flar · #19 Posted: **Mar 14, 2007, 2:10 AM**

Thanks for the photos. Lots of great old buildings, I really want to get out there someday.

Evergrey · #20 Posted: **Mar 14, 2007, 4:28 PM**

i love RBC!