1989 Driving downtown halifax nova scotia

driving through downtown halifax nova scotia

[@dale0038]

After a ton of searching it's called: "Take a Good Look" on the 1983 Album Rise by Love Unlimited Orchestra

[@rtordon]

Nice video, brings back a lot of memories. I make it back to Halifax every year and nice to see how some things remain the same (also sad to see how some things haven't changed).

[@MissJoufy]

This is amazing! Thanks so much! Love the music.

[@suannetrevail817]

This makes me miss home

[@wabankik]

...Woah!, Hells Hotel @4:54, can't make out who was playing at the Misty Moons Bilboard!, Lol, The Met on Gottingen street,both the NFB of C & City Club before being decimated by fires!,..haHa, Thackery's on Spring Garden, where I first ate Alligator!, alot of Monte Carlos & Chrysler K-Cars out there!!!, looks like July,Great stuff!

[@leslieannlafosse624]

hee hee I too was trying to see who was playing that week too! good chance me and my freinds would be there

[@Nikkii199045]

Hells hotel!?

[@matthewmcinnis]

awesome video, just goes to show how little downtown halifax has changed in 23 years

[@HalifaxHercules]

At :34, you'll notice the old Herring Cove Road, Auburn Avenue to Sussex Street corridor, before it was twinned in 1990, and Juteau's Convenience Store on the left at :41 before it was closed.

[@emmacoopstar]

The music makes this even better. Gottingen had some interesting looking stores on it back in the day too.

[@sc998774]

There are so many more hipsters now

[@sc998774]

*than

[@djDEADBOi]

man, this is awesome. I was born 91, so sadly, not much memory here... however, my dad was posted to halifax (navy) when my sister was born in 1988, so my parents would love this. On an ending note, we did return to halifax in 1992 XD been here ever since, man!

[@rappy90]

From what I see, not much changed besides the vehicles and a few buildings, most is the same

[@venichen1]

Still (mostly) looks the same 26 years later!

[@BillFromHalifax]

Damn dude! That white car (85 Camaro) at 1:39 might be my father! 🤔 Wasn't to many of those cars around back then. Plus he always had that stupid bra thing inthe front lol Awesome video! 👍👍

[@dale0038]

I wish I had a time machine

[@dg-hughes]

I don't go to Halifax much but I do remember some early years when my dad was stationed at the Coast Guard base and the early 1990s when I went to Solar Sound above Music Stop to take a few audio recording lessons. There are a few videos of Charlottetown too some from the 60s, 70s, 80s I try to take a few videos when I can I think it's a great idea for any city to have a record of what it was like in certain years, not just static Google Streetview but real video of real people nothing blurred out.

[@stephensalt6229]

My dad was also stationed at the coastguard base back in the seventies chief engineer on the narwhal..daring ..can't remember some of the other vessels I think maybe the sir john a MacDonald I left Halifax in 86 ...I'm in Mississauga now...I miss Halifax. Great city ..loved it...worked at the Moon and the palace back in the day....happy new year and peace!

[@ians6219]

Wow. Thirty-years certainly changed Halifax. Add another one-hundred-twenty-thousand people, and a much more vibrant community. This city is bump-innnnn' Love ya, Halifax!

[@HalifaxHercules]

The Spryfield area, which is my home community before I moved to Newfoundland in 2008, has changed significantly over the last 12 years. In spite the large population growth, Halifax has no plans to have a ferry service from the Spryfield or Purcell's Cove area to the South End to ease traffic congestion, and no plan to build a road linking the Prospect to Sambro Loop areas.

[@UncleDadsKids]

The Paramount Theatre on Barrington! Awesome.

[@Anthem-nd8sh]

Yup. Saw a lot of good movies there growing up in the 70's. We only had a handful of theatres to chose from back then. Paramount, Oxford, Hyland, and the Cove. Scotia Square added a few when it opened.

[@kookamunga2458]

Halifax needs much much much more bike lanes .

[@johnmason6213]

They were crazy about the zoom feature back then.

[@hamiltonontkeith]

[@rosezinck]

Wow Spring Garden Rd has certainly changed a lot!

[@HalifaxHercules]

Herring Cove Road has also changed a lot as well. For example, on the video, the Herring Cove Road corridor from Auburn Avenue intersection to Sussex Street intersection was a two way highway, but transformed into a four lane street in 1990. The Spryfield and Sambro Loop areas are experiencing major population growth. However, no plans are in place to build a road linking the Sambro Loop to the Prospect area from West Pennant to Terence Bay or Harrietsfield to Brookside, and no plans to have a ferry linking the Sambro Loop to the South End or Downtown Halifax.

[@Nikkii199045]

6:28 wow it's south park street! *GOING DOEN THE SOTUH PARK TO HAVE MY SEL-*

[@KeelingAgencies]

Totally cool man. Nice Cutlass too.

[@CptSchmidt]

Blue/Green Metro Transit! I forgot about those.

[@bizophone]

Barrington Street has shops! Holy hell!

[@Stopmeghost]

nice work man

[@Altusreviews]

This was great! Have any more?

[@gooddayhuman]

Living large in the 80s - a def OJ and a camcorder.

[@usposse]

jammin !

[@ntcrawford722]

I was born in Antigonish I was only 5 then lol

[@johnbrit5132]

At 5:30 the future Library to the left

[@Stopmeghost]

the song is unreal! what is it?

[@Eidlones]

5:20 No Bud The Spud today, I see

[@w9x7cv3vg6]

maybe this summer

[@TheLouisXXI]

It sad how down hill Gottingen Street went.

[@jerryswallow]

l was born and raised on gottingen st, it was at one time booming there,,then by late 60,s turned to shit, 70, 80, 90,s look-out, looked like detroit

[@bobbyboucher725]

When peoplenwalked together and talked and not look down at smartphones

[@murrayc9615]

Everything back then looked like it was held together with chicken shit and tar paper. Thank God mayor Peter Kelly is gone, Halifax has improved SO MUCH since those days. It still has a ways to go, but now were not stuck in 1979 decor anymore