Halifax, Canada 1920s in color [60fps,Remastered] w/sound design added

I colorized , restored and created a sound design for this video city of Halifax, Canada 1926, A view from the Dartmouth side. A reverse perspective of the harbor area from Citadel Hill, featuring the clock in the foreground. Panoramic shot of the Dartmouth shoreline, with no bridges in sight. Cuts to the Legislature, City Hall, Barrington Street bustling with traffic and streetcars, Government House, the Public Gardens, Dalhousie University, the Northwest Arm, including Fleming Park and the Memorial Tower, a regatta, and Point Pleasant Park. The final series of shots highlight yachting, golf, and the eastern terminal of the Canadian National Railway system.
Video Restoration Process:
✔ FPS boosted to 60 frames per second
✔ Image resolution boosted up to HD
✔ Improved video sharpness and brightness
✔ Colorized only for the ambiance (not historically accurate)
✔sound design added only for the ambiance
✔restoration:(stabilisation,denoise,cleand,deblur)
Please, be aware that colorization colors are not real and fake, colorization was made only for the ambiance and do not represent real historical data.
B&W Video Source: Library and Archives Canada, Gordon H.N. Parker fonds, 1982-0199. IDC: 54440
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[@Nohandle2500]

I was born & raised here. At 23,I moved to the US for work & returned to Halifax 15 years later. I’ve been here ever since-now retired at 66. My mother is 91, she was born here as well & has never been outside Atlantic Canada. I tried several times to fly her down to NY to visit me - she was terrified to fly. She lives in South-end Dartmouth with one of the best views of downtown Halifax from her building. She has watched Halifax grow from a bustling WW2 port city of 40,000 as a young girl, to the rapidly growing metropolis of 1/2 million today. I showed her this video earlier today, she was completely speechless & began to cry. She was overwhelmed with the amount of memories rushing through her mind. I thought you should know the impact your work has on others. On behalf of a 91 year old without many days remaining, thank you for making today enjoyable. For me, it’s crazy to see this city without one of its iconic bridges spanning the harbour

[@jeanpaulfelix4095]

Every person in this video is now dead.

[@Fluoxetine40000]

​@jeanpaulfelix4095 does that scare you?

[@Simply_A_Fellow]

It isn't a good thing that it's becoming a metropolis

[@VioletMarie]

@@jeanpaulfelix4095There’s no way for you to know that!

[@alekhidell1]

This is the Halifax that my grandparents grew up and got married in. Thank you for allowing me to visit. Lovely work.

[@NASS_0]

Thank you

[@OdykKayne]

What is mind-boggling is that these clips are only 9 years after the Halifax Explosion that almost completely leveled the entire North End of the city. Amazing what they accomplished in rebuilding in that short time...

[@ChristopherCampbell]

Some things never change. Many recognizable landmarks that still stand today. All those schooners in the harbour though.. long gone era.

[@GIguy]

My 91 year old mom was born there in 1933…she talkings of all the memories of what it was like then…thank you for bringing back to life, I’ll have to show her this!

[@MaddogJones]

It's so cool to see how much the city has changed AND stayed the same...

[@seandelap8587]

This channel really brings the past to live its amazing

[@NASS_0]

Thx!!!

[@CL-vx9dr]

A beautiful, important city. Sad to see what it's become.

[@VioletMarie]

Indeed! The destruction and raise in rent of even just the past decade is terrible!

[@eukaryotic366]

The city was beautiful, wish it hadn't changed to what it is now

[@kanukistani2984]

The view from the citadel isn't what it used to be, but all the main places in the vid are still there a century later. I grew up in Halifax. My grandma was growing up at the time of the vid. Thanks for putting this out there!

[@NASS_0]

Thank you

[@Graehaus]

My hometown, my family been here since 1785. Came from Hessian Soldier who fought in the War of Independence ( for the Brits), so we are nearly as old as Halifax itself. Thanks for posting.

[@sonnycorleone2602]

Nass, Great video again my friend. YOU are our time machine into the past. And I along with many thank you for this! 😊❤

[@NASS_0]

Thx bro

[@paulc7724]

My Grandparents were both born in Halifax in 1916 so they would have been kids during this time. Thanks for posting this.

[@mah6183]

Less than 10 years after the Great Halifax Harbor Explosion of 1917? Amazing.

[@spikedpuppet3667]

this is downtown, the explosion took place further up the harbour along the north end

[@randyburrill2340]

3:10 Spring Garden Rd & Barrington St, wow!

[@daleschimpf]

My home town. I remember riding the street cars in the 60’s when I was a kid. Many buildings still the same. Would have been cool if they’d swung around to show St Paul’s church when they were in Grand Parade square. Thx for posting this!

[@priestguardian2587]

Halifax is one of the oldest cities in Canada..Nova Scotia was a landing point and from there expanded across Canada

[@MargaretMurray-tq3zq]

The old-world charm is unfortunately long gone. Thank you for showing what it used to look like.

[@GemmaCraft]

WOW I had no idea Halifax was so dense and bustling back then!!!

[@jimkanellakos4699]

It's amazing seeing the different sites and hearing the sounds of Halifax 100 years ago! This video is like stepping into a time machine! Thanks so much NASS!

[@Webberjo]

0:56 This clip begins facing right of the old town clock and pans left along Brunswick Street. Notice how you can clearly see George's Island in the back, as well as McNabs Island behind it to the right and Dartmouth to the left. 1:33 These buildings at the front are where the Scotiabank Centre is today.

[@NASS_0]

Like And Share Please!

[@michcrafty8664]

This is so lovely. Allowing me to see my city a 100 years ago.

[@CoiledDracca]

Seeing even just a small hint of one of the two enormous trees on each side of the main gate was nice. They are gone now after hurricane Juan of course.

[@unimaginaryemily]

Fascinating. Dream fuel! I have "childhood memories" of the trolleys being in Halifax, but I think I just watched a lot of Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood 😅

[@VioletMarie]

They replaced the trolleys with trolley buses after the war.

[@rsquinlan22]

From Halifax, been to all these places! Thanks NASS!🙏

[@NASS_0]

Thank you

[@draff1662]

I found d a 1929 photo of the Majestic Theatre 3:14 with Canary Murder Case and Sins Of The Fathers as its features. I cannot find any information on this theatre (not even on Cinema Treasures). It probably has an interesting history. Thanks for another great restoration, NASS.

[@NASS_0]

Thx!

[@musicforfilmandtv6718]

Appreciating this video... in Halifax! :)

[@SarahPoulin]

Fantastic! I've lived in Halifax area for the last 20 years, and go to the actual city at least once a week. Loved seeing these videos.

[@bonniespruin6369]

Amazing! So different than now, especially the trolley cars!!

[@VioletMarie]

Indeed! Pretty remarkable that they had more efficient, 100% electric powered transit a century ago!

[@asan1050]

NASS! Thanks for posting this video

[@NASS_0]

Thx bro!

[@Sam-nh3xy]

Compared to how bad things are now, this is heaven. Wish we could go back in time.

[@lazarostheodorou9183]

It's peaceful. No smartphones and all this technology that made us slaves. I have a sense of freedom watching these videos. Today everything sucks.

[@bobsobie678]

Recall there was a major catastrophe in 1917. At least 25% of the city is blind due to broken glass because of the harbour explosion. Nova Scotians are a tough lot.

[@edwardr5084]

Come on...WWI had just ended a couple of years before and in 19 years WWII. Polish-Soviet War was at full steam in 1920...around 250,000 killed.

[@edwardr5084]

@@lazarostheodorou9183 Come on...WWI had just ended a couple of years before and in 19 years WWII. Polish-Soviet War was at full steam in 1920...around 250,000 killed.

[@lazarostheodorou9183]

@@edwardr5084 Correct. But, there was never a time in history that world was at peace, as today too. I am just saying in the old times there were no distractions like the ones today. Since mobile phones, computers, social media and all these things became necessities, people just lost their peace of mind.

[@bobbysands6923]

Another great trip through the time portal, sponsored by NASS! For me, the late teens and early 20s were amazing, as you get to see old cars, and trolley cars, and horse-drawn carriages, all at once. And then you watch people trying to cross the street...

[@NASS_0]

Thx!

[@jodykinsey6460]

My mom born in Halifax 1928, her brothers born in Truro 10 years, 8 years & 5 years before her

[@anthonybelyea1964]

Thank you Nass again great work. you are now in my backyard of the Atlantic Canada. I live in St John New Brunswick Canada very wealthy City back in the turn of the century. hopefully you find some film from there. lot of wealthy people lived in St John during that time. That had Access to cameras and film👍🏼😎🇨🇦

[@NASS_0]

Thank you

[@joseenoel8093]

Hi from Montreal, mom married a French sailor, she's still going at 86 living at a great nursing home in Dartmouth, her parents home on Cunard and Robie, her mom survived the explosion, her 2st husband shell shocked commit suicide while she was pregant with mom's older sis, tough times, mom used to live Ferguson Cove, born in '38! ❤

[@jasonm950]

With NASS one can enjoy a short journey to the PAST as it was. Thank you!

[@NASS_0]

Thank you

[@SlapaDaBass0]

Amazing work

[@NASS_0]

Thank you;))

[@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw]

Dirty looking back then. Halifax and Dartmouth have come a long way since. Its nice here now.

[@deborahvalentine2893]

Thank you for posting. I wish we could go back to "the good old days"......

[@Nohandle2500]

Agreed. Back when these blacks were all down in Africville. Now they’re all over the place!

[@garrettg.barker8400]

This is incredible to see. I think your work on the sound, stabilization and colour are well done, so please don't take this the wrong way but: are the original unedited reels available for viewing somewhere outside of the archives?

[@Simply_A_Fellow]

You see that city? That's a city you are never getting back. They have already changed it so much since then, and they will change it significantly more in our lifetimes.

[@JohnvanGurp]

This is amazing. I love it so much!

[@peggylee6086]

Thank you it’s a wonderful video .

[@markchapman2585]

These are awesome video. I like the Toronto one that's were I am from. And seeing what it look like 100+ years ago and now is awesome.

[@NASS_0]

Thx

[@nskimharris]

back when we were allowed on the rock outcrop at the beach at Point Pleasant.

[@terrydanks]

Lived in NS for 50 years. Never knew Halifax ever had street cars.

[@williamharris8367]

@@terrydanks They were removed just after WW II. My reference books are not handy, but I think that it was 1949. There exists a photograph of the last streetcar on the last.

[@daleschimpf]

@@williamharris8367they were still around in the 60’s. I used to travel on them when I was a kid.

[@VioletMarie]

@@daleschimpfStreetcars or trolley buses?

[@daleschimpf]

@@VioletMarie you know what? Now that you mention it, yes it was trolley buses. Throughout the years of carousing downtown 🙂 you would come across exposed rail lines/cobblestones still embedded in the streets.

[@LawrenceKent-pr6hl]

Thanks for sharing video born here 1960s

[@codycooke4461]

This is amazing, great work!!!

[@RuggedCross1]

I live in Dartmouth just across the harbour. Some of those buildings are still there

[@JohnWickkkk]

Epic video like always 🤩

[@NASS_0]

Thank you

[@moocowdad]

it is amazing how they rebuilt everything before citadel hill(everything on the back of the hill was saved) in just three years after the massive explosion that destroyed everything by the two ships colliding in the harbour, it was like a small nuclear explosion

[@markmunroe-hz8rf]

Where architecture, clothes, cars, trams and furniture had personality, design and class. Now it's just bland, generic and dull.

[@markc8401]

Amazing video! I was watching the scrolling from citadel hill...in front of the town clock is the Metro Centre of course (as it will always be known). But what was that huge white building to the left? Anyone know? To imagine that the Explosion was less than 10 years ago from the time of this filming leaves me awestruck. My grandparents grew up here, across the harbour in Dartmouth

[@NASS_0]

Thx!

[@williamharris8367]

I _think_ that building was the City Market.

[@markc8401]

@@williamharris8367 thanks!

[@dominichebert1109]

Great video! Moncton New Brunswick next! 🎩

[@NASS_0]

;)

[@Nohandle2500]

He’s only doing cities that matter historically. Moncton doesn’t qualify

[@dominichebert1109]

@@Nohandle2500Is that what he told you?

[@lonewulv13]

It recovered pretty quickly after the explosion

[@USSJeff]

Its crazy to think this was only a few years after the Halifax explosion.

[@withershin]

I really am starting to believe these people were insane. Hey Dale, we're going canoeing. Put on your white shirt, duck pants, and tie on before we leave.

[@lightotw]

There are three different aspects going on with that. One is the same as today for many sports. Golf was in this reel too, and like today, people still dress a certain way to play golf. So there can be a idea about dressing for a specific sport, in playing the role. The other is to distinguish between leisure and work. If you were on a boat on the water because you had to work, then that's a working class thing and it looks one way. But if you're on a boat because you are so well off you can do leisure on the water, dressing for this shows you have membership in this class of society. The other aspect is the general way dress was used to ensure one will be treated with the best respect. My grandfather would always put on a suit and tie to travel. In his day you didn't want to risk being confused with the wrong class of people - say the people that would ride freight trains during the depression and might be seen hanging around the rail yards about to freight-hop.

[@withershin]

@@lightotw Being rich doesn't preclude insanity. Both sides of my family come from generational poor. Polish side - they built trains in Hamilton. Scottish/Canadian side they made babies and did stained glass. My mom (she's passed) had dresses made from left over cloth. The rich narrative sure works but still is insane. Canoeists did extremely well for centuries without wearing a tie before it became a luxury sport. (It's still kind of a luxury sport - I have had 2 canoes stolen from me over the years but only one floated)

[@JeddorianJalapeno]

People took pride and how they looked back then they got dressed up nicely and looked their best when they went out in respect for everyone around them and for themselves unlike today where people walk around covering grease and dirt cursing in public wearing foul language on shirts where children can read it with very little pride or respect for those around them for some that is

[@soapboxearth2]

My dad was born in 1923. People who lived hard lives were raising the greatest generation. They were just a few years away from the great depression. And so are we, but I wonder if we are as prepared as these hardy people were. I think not

[@liamjp99]

Wow and look at all the old town houses. So much of that is just ugly glass boxes now, it’s such a shame :/ Would love to go back in time for a day ❤

[@legendff4971]

Peaceful life and low dopamine level people

[@LANGI902]

100 Years Later CONDOS TENTS CONDOS TENTS CONDOS TENTS

[@Trigger200284]

How did you get this footage? Man. It’s so long ago, but just after the explosion… if you know the city, allot of this stuff is still familiar even after all this time.

[@joannehartley122]

Thank you!!

[@louisecampbell5745]

Absolutely delightful ! Any pics of the big theatre that was on Barrington at end of spring garden road ? I attended my first opera there . Canadian Granny

[@williamharris8367]

The Nova Scotia Archives has (or did several years ago) a permanent exhibit in the lobby about this theatre including some of the original paintings from the walls.

[@louisecampbell5745]

@@williamharris8367 Thank you, William.

[@jeffclark5268]

Why would 60fps make a difference. Source material is 15-25fps at best. Did frames materialize during the remastering and adding fake sounds?

[@NikkiPayneStopMotion1976]

My Nan used to tell me about the streetcars. 😊 It’s familiar yet not, gives me an oddly uneasy feeling.

[@JSFGuy]

Aight now...🙋

[@NASS_0]

Hi bro! ^^

[@JSFGuy]

@@NASS_0 🙋

[@victoriamacpriest7130]

Thank you ❤

[@victoriamacpriest7130]

What it looked like shortly after my Nannie arrived from England as a WWI war bride.

[@webstella]

Ah ! Pre Clownada. My favorite!

[@Del-Canada]

Haligonian here.

[@argopunk]

I wonder if we saw the grandparents of Ricky, Bubbles, and Julian.

[@mikerevels1446]

Enjoyed

[@DarkHistoryDiary]

I live here . Pretty much everything is same here

[@thejonathan130]

Halifax before jeets

[@johnhess9443]

Looks so much better than it does now. No tent cities. No drug addicts asking for money. Beautiful.

[@missbarbaradahl]

When my dad was a child (b.1920) his family frequently took in vagrants off the street, they helped house and feed them. My grandfather's first rule was they had to stay sober or lose the place to sleep.

[@coryleblanc]

Some buildings are still standing today

[@laward5225]

Consider this was less than 3 years after the city was leveled.

[@jackmeeellleee4896]

Boston Massachusetts, or Aarhus Denmark, my two home cities, please.

[@NASS_0]

Ok! ^^

[@jukkavirtanen1918]

Bad old days.

[@michaelschramm1064]

So interesting, only a scant few years after the horrific, cataclysmic explosion of 1917.

[@xryanv]

Wait we had trolleys?

[@doctorshawzy6477]

What about dartmouth?

[@jaquelineflores5211]

👍👏🤗🇲🇽

[@asdsafasf3]

doesn't look too different from today

[@Naluhunter]

They really fucked that up, letting people destroy the view.

[@Firearcher4]

WHAT? No Turbans? No Indians? No hijabs? No mosques? No crime? No congestion? No litter? No oppression? No whining?

[@LANGI902]

There was definitely crime, who do you think you're fooling?

[@THEVIBESUPPLY]

are you from halifax?

[@peteythajeweler902jewels]

💪💪💪🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@e28p96]

Галифакс блеееееяяять😊

[@DennisSalonga-o8b]

📺📺📺💫💫

[@matthewwilliams3827]

It’s a time when the world was on the rise, most things still getting better all the time. Now, not so much… apart from phones and tablets. Not counting the war of course.

[@tomtalley2192]

Or the depression..

[@anthonybelyea1964]

Times were hard for the majority of people back then unless you are wealthy other than that times were very hard back then way worse than today the slums in the North American cities during that time frame were huge especially here in the maritimes

[@LawrenceKent-pr6hl]

1.2 million people here it's over population problem

[@NuestoSalvador-Z]

No internet. No mobile phone. No violence. No inmigrants. Just people living. Better times. Thanks for the upload.

[@renlessard]

lol no immigrants? Wow you need to study more

[@starsandnightvision]

@@renlessard You know what immigrants he means.

[@ceelion2212]

the 1920s is literally when they built Pier 21 due to how many immigrants were coming into Halifax. Racists really are the dumbest people.

[@anthonybelyea1964]

Don't know what you're talking about Buddy. everybody was an immigrant back then. But yes if you mean they brought in more white people

[@TheDanEdwards]

"No inmigrants."

[@doctorshawzy6477]

Progress= the process of loss

[@JohnShinn1960]

👍🤠 🇺🇲

[@SKARKIBANEZ]

When my gradpa birthed

[@YounesKhra]

Hey can you do one about algiers next please

[@nin114]

Would have been great if they kept a few original buildings intact! Instead of letting it become a condo/ chain store nightmare town it is today. As long as they attract their new Torontonian overlords, that's all that matters!

[@doctorshawzy6477]

Ghosts