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HALIFAX<\/strong> – As soon as I moved to Halifax from Toronto, I immediately noticed how street names are often carved into the sidewalks of intersections.<\/p>\n

It makes the city seem more pedestrian-oriented. People in cars wouldn\u2019t be able to read the foot-level signage.<\/p>\n

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Some of the sidewalk names even have dates next to them. I haven\u2019t noticed any recent dates \u2013 I saw a few from the late 70s to the mid-90s. I’d be disappointed to learn that the etchings have fallen out of practice. The names add charm to unlikely spaces.<\/p>\n

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photos by Monika Warzecha<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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