Curiosities
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Events Guide: Walking the Debris Field: A Natural History
HALIFAX – The Narratives in Space and Time Society (NiS+TS) is having a public art walking event this Sunday (December 6) starting at noon. This...
By Abad Khan -
A visit to McNabs Island, Halifax Harbour’s hidden gem
HALIFAX – Sitting at the entrance to Halifax Harbour, McNabs Island is a world apart from the hustle and bustle of urban Halifax. The island is a...
By Sam Austin -
The Quantum Intersection
HALIFAX – The city is home to some of the most unique intersections in the world, but none is so unique as Chebucto and Windsor. If you have nothing...
By Tristan Cleveland -
Cities Alive Pop Planning Podcast
Are you looking for a way to stay on top of the latest trends in planning, design and city-building across the Country in between Spacing issues? The...
By Ross Soward -
From the Vaults: The Oldest Structures in Halifax
“The Governor’s-House and St. Mather’s Meeting House in Holles [sic] Street looking up George Street shews Part of the Parade and...
By Lauren Oostveen -
Atlantic Snapshots: Ironwork Art
HALIFAX – Do you notice that central Halifax contains a lot of iron fences and railings? To the west of Citadel Hill full blocks of former Commons...
By Stephen Archibald -
Atlantic Snapshots: Halifax’s hidden gem
HALIFAX – You’ve probably never seen the most important mid-19th century building in town. In the 1850s, it must have seemed like today’s...
By Stephen Archibald -
Atlantic Snapshots – Retro Prince and Vintage Market
HALIFAX – Lately I have been looking at “snapshots” I took of downtown Halifax about 1967. It made me realize that for most of my life there have...
By Stephen Archibald -
A history mystery: island identified
HALIFAX – Last week we told you about the Nova Scotia Archives‘ crowd-sourcing project on Flickr. Since then, the project has received 50,000...
By Lauren Oostveen -
Atlantic Canada’s Densest Neighbourhoods – Spring Garden / Queen Street
EDITOR’S NOTE: Based on feedback from an earlier post on urban density, Spacing Atlantic will feature one of the top five dense residential...
By Sean Gillis -
Hipsters Are Changing Our World
CHARLOTTETOWN – Like them or not, Hipsters are changing North America. The Maritimes has seen glimpses of this fad but nothing like what is...
By Christina MacLeod -
Atlantic Canada’s Densest Neighbourhoods – Saint John
EDITOR’S NOTE: Based on feedback from an earlier post on urban density, Spacing Atlantic will feature one of the top five dense residential...
By Sean Gillis