History
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Wetland street furniture design in Sackville
SACKVILLE, NB – On a recent trip to Sackville, Moncton-based Spacing photographer Blake Michel Morin spotted a few interesting examples of...
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Re-reading Marginal Road: alternative histories of the Halifax pier
HALIFAX – In 2007, Pier 21, the gateway to Canada for over a million people between 1928 and 1971, was publicly voted one of the Seven Wonders of...
By Hugh Pouliot -
From the Vaults: Sydney
Sydney was founded in 1785, and named after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney. From 1784 to 1820, Sydney was the capital of the British colony of Cape...
By Lauren Oostveen -
I ‘heart’ Halifax
At last week’s launch party the Spacing Atlantic street team gave guests the opportunity to identify their own personal “heart of the city” on a 3m x 3m...
By Jacob Ritchie -
From the Vaults: Grand Parade
Halifax's Grand Parade has long been seen as the heart of the city. It is one of the oldest places in Halifax, having been mapped out in 1749.
By Lauren Oostveen -
Discovering Charlottetown: Victoria Row
CHARLOTTETOWN – Nestled behind the Confederation Centre of the Arts is a 200m stretch of early 20th century buildings, the type of mixed use...
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What’s in a Name: Gottingen to Novalea
Spaces and faces are much the same – both have names that, when used properly, can get you places. Knowing someone’s name is really half the battle...
By Veronica Simmonds -
From the Vaults: Spring Garden Road Memorial Library
Excitement is building for a new central library for Halifax. The new central library will replace the Spring Garden Road Memorial Library, which was...
By Lauren Oostveen -
Preserving the past in Halifax
HALIFAX – It’s not uncommon to encounter contrasts of old versus new, bleak versus shiny, defensiveness versus forward-thinking-ness. That is...
By Lawrence Plug -
From the Vaults: The Capitol Theatre
Before the Maritime Centre opened its doors in 1977, the corner of Barrington St. and Spring Garden Rd. was home to the Capitol Theatre, which was...
By Lauren Oostveen -
From barriers to opportunity in downtown Dartmouth
The Halifax Harbour has become a barrier to part a of the downtown core: geographic, political and psychological. This barrier has become division; and...
By Jason Pelley