1989 Halifax Nova Scotia

[@lawyerma6485]

I am Chinese. I came to Halifax in early 2022. I fell in love with the blue sea, beautiful scenery, friendly and kind people. Thank you Halifax, thank you Canada.

[@CanadaFree-ce9jn]

Nothing has changed there in 35 years. Sure, store names have come in gone but 95% of the buildings look the same.

[@jennifermarlow.]

Welcome! Halifax is happy to have you here.

[@KeithConrod-wk7ue]

My old hood. Many fond memories

[@brucegauthier2003]

Anyone else remember Sam the Record Man on Barrington street?

[@HfxS-k2q]

My favourite store!

[@halifaxmayor]

I was four, either lived just off Robie St. or already moved to Spryfield. I love my city.

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

There's my Halifax!!! Love the late 80's vibe, feels like I'm back with my Grandma going to McDonalds on Portland Street :)

[@patrickmoan4086]

Mass immigration and cultural refugees from Toronto (who themselves are impacted by mass immigration) supercharges Halifax's real estate sector. Nova Scotia's got an crude from of government-led economic development going which has undermined its quality of life. Portland, Maine - the closed comparable American city had similar issues in terms of an aging population and job loss. They went in a completely different direction, namely they pursue high quality urban development which has made Portland a better version of itself. There are 11 different neighborhood organizations that are central to their most recent master plan - Portland 2030, and they are retaining young people drawn to Portland's quality of life. They're also a victim of their own success in attracting high-wage earners from NYC, Boston, and CA. In Nova Scotia they literally rely on the province's Department of Immigration and Population Growth. Per capita GDP is now lower than any US state and ranks below most Canadian provinces as well. Purchasing power parity (PPP) is even worse. Mass immigration has done nothing for average Nova Scotians. Health care is a mess. Traffic is the 3rd worst in Canada. My children cannot afford to own a home and have left. Depending on the day and time, I may hear Punjab, Hindi, Cantonese or Mandarin when I walk downtown far more often than English. The Nova Scotia premier speaks of doubling the population by 2060. It's insane - and a world apart from a far more competently run place like Maine- whose governor does not talk about doubling the population because he'd be thrown out of office. In Maine, they value their culture and are far more self-sufficient. In 2023, Maine's growth rate was less than 1/6th that of Nova Scotia (i.e., 0.47 versus 3.25). According to the song playing in this film, back in the day, Halifax relied on government to solve all it's problems. Today, the place relies on Indians and Chinese money and developers with direct or indirect ties to middle-eastern development interests such as Gulf Developments. Interesting culture, steeped in bureaucracy and lacking self reliance.

[@Trigger200284]

35 years ago…. What I wouldn’t do to go back at the cost of everything I know now…

[@LegitGamingKings]

Man I hear ya. Was the best time ever.

[@UncleWally3]

Odd to think by 1989 I figured the good pub crawlin’ pot smokin’ times in Halifax were long gone.

[@jennifermarlow.]

Buzz Crawl XD

[@angelasangster3826]

Jennifer's of Nova Scotia & Lawton's are STILL in the same spots on SGR lol

[@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568]

wow most of spring garden road has been torn down. i'm not against change but at least some of those buildings were worth keeping, imo (e.g. the brick building just past, westerly, of the original library).

[@Oatmeal-Savage]

Was playing in the Nova Scotia Tattoo around about then. Fun times! Would do a set at the Tattoo, know how much time before we went back on again, so we'd run across the street to the Split Crow for a triple margarita. We'd be juiced by the end of the night by the time the tattoo was over. Couldn't do that now at my age.

[@mode1charlie170]

After watching videos from the 1930’s through to the 90’s to today. There is one common thread that hasn’t changed one bit. Those telephone poles with overhead wires are everywhere. The technology wasn’t changed since their inception. Somebody really needs to update this technology.

[@TheJacobCaven]

What’s the first song?

[@Palefire1]

Great video. Wish there was more.

[@finnmacdonald4439]

I can't believe how little Scotia Square has changed

[@Trigger200284]

How little any of it has changed honestly. Harrington and and spring garden are easily recognizable.

[@despicablemonster]

Two years after I was born lol love my city

[@jordach545]

Funny, I'm from Hamilton and live in Halifax, I want to stay here! Been here for three years in the north end jamming with the local vagrants.

[@Vaishino]

It's the little things, you know? I kinda miss those big ridiculous crosswalk signs

[@Mrcrunch93]

Music?

[@kevurard]

What is the first song?

[@hamiltonontkeith]

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[@kevurard]

@@hamiltonontkeith Thanks!

[@soapboxearth2]

Before Canada went to shit.

[@Trigger200284]

We were the place on earth to live back then, everyone wanted to be what we were, health care, quality of life, cost of living, safe streets, safe neighbourhoods, we mostly shared the same culture, the same beliefs and the same values… what a shame almost none of that is true anymore.

[@soapboxearth2]

@Trigger200284 yes, and it was intentionally destroyed , sadly

[@jennifermarlow.]

@@soapboxearth2 Agreed. My city is in tatters, my country is not the one I grew up in.

[@bluewhaletoca8619]

Nothing changed in 30+ years

[@KyleReese-vt8bo]

what? Halifax lost it's soul.

[@jennifermarlow.]

@@KyleReese-vt8bo So true. Thanks, now I know I'm not the only one that feels this way. Take care, friend.

[@jordach545]

The song should be taken out of the video, sounds so ridiculous and dated.

[@xentrix89]

the song is great and the lyrics make sense

[@jordach545]

@@xentrix89 One of the lyrics was literally "I can hate a queer". It is literally a hate song.

[@brucem00]

@jordach545 could be interpreted that way, but another interpretation is "these are all the things society is telling me I must do though I don't necessarily agree with them"