Barrington Street in Halifax. Used to be a bustling shopping and business area that has slowly been fading. I remember when the building with the turret ( the Khyber Building) housed a health food store and on the top floor was a small independent movie theatre. It has hosted lots of enterprises over the years. Many stores on the street have closed and gone but....... things ARE starting to change. I have a feeling that in a couple of years, this downtown street will be thriving again. What our central core lacks but is slowly reclaiming are places for people to live. We need it to become a neighborhood. Where there is life, there is energy:) There is so much potential here.
in other news..... my show went REALLY well! I am thrilled with the response and thanks to all of you who came out:) It is still up for another month so pop by and check it out.
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Glad to hear your show went well. Who could resist your colorful creations? Our downtown is the same way. Slowly coming back to life with good restaurants and new a new baseball park.
I love the beaches in Nova Scotia, the cities..not so much. I think there is great opportunity to rebuild and make a downtown where people want to spend there weekends, out for dinner, shopping, etc. The old building are so beautiful its a shame that they are not be renovated.
I am hopeful that things are starting to change.
I'm glad your show went so well; I would have loved to have been there.
I remember that health food store -- the first in Hfx?? The first for me certainly. I can remember going in with my container and scooping up peanut butter!
I do hope that downtown Halifax rises from the ashes once again. It's a lovely city.
That top photo is really gorgeous. You should sell it to tourism nova scotia. It would make me want to see Halifax in a heart beat.
Glad the show went well. I hate to see old neighborhoods go downhill, and many have around here as well. Hopefully you are right and it will back bustling again.
I always find it sad when I come across what was obviously a bustling neighborhood at one time, now a shadow of it's days gone by. Glad to hear things are turning around...
and Congrats on the good showing!
I love Barrington Street. My grandmother used to work in a hat shop there many years ago.. what a dream job, eh? I used to live in Barrington Place and loved hearing the church bells ringing from the old churches. The streetcleaner noise everynight made me move though. It sounded like a space ship landing in my apartment every night. I love your photos.
Oh Shelagh, I am so glad to hear the show went well! I also do hope they do something with Barrington. That and with all the lots of rubble around, Halifax right now is a giant eyesore. It would be nice if they finally adding new stores and energy to the downtown core.
Glad your show went well, Shelagh. Love that top pic of Barrington! I think you're spot on about the upswing. It's coming - indeed, it's already started. Onwards and upwards! :-)
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