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Cyclist and car on unidentified [Halifax] street - possibly South Park St.
- Lynn Currie said:
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- Abbie Hudson said:
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Unidentified Victorian house, possibly on Francklyn Street
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robadr said:
My immediate thought on seeing this was Franklyn Street. I worked for the Canadian Inventory of Historic Building (a program of Parks Canada) in 1974, and we drew up rough floor plans and did extensive interior photographs of an impressive brick Victorian house on Franklin, very reminiscent of this one.
I wonder if CIHB records are easily available or digitized. Many pre-1880 Halifax building exteriors would have been catalogued in the early 70’s under the Phase 1 program. ‘Phase 2’ involved plans and interior photos of a limited number of Phase 1 properties. -
Halifax Municipal Archives said:
robadr Thank you for your comment, and your attribution of this house possibly being on Francklyn Street! It looks like the Canadian Inventory of Historic Building is not very easily accessible to us, but that's a great resource to keep in mind. I haven't been able to completely confirm that this house is on Francklyn Street, but I've updated the descriptions here and in the database to reflect the possibility.
Corner Sackville and Hollis Streets (north-east corner)
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James White said:
Hollis Street runs north-south so the sides of the street should be east-west. This view is taken from the southwest corner of that intersection, looking northeast. Don Schelew's dry cleaning business (139 Hollis) and Fader's Pharmacy (141-43 Hollis) are listed in Might's 1950 Directory. 'The Hollis' hotel is on that corner today.
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Halifax Municipal Archives said:
Thanks for the correction James White We've changed the description here and in our on-line database to note the photo shows the east side of Hollis, not the south.
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Linda Kennedy said:
Just wondering if you have any information about the old address is 92 Hollis St. I believe it was a boarding house and possibly could’ve been used for seniors Especially veterans I have some documentation saying that people who live there were employed at Russell House. I would appreciate any information. My great aunt Isabella Kennedy was the proprietors of Russell House. Hoping someone can help me thank you Linda kennedy
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Halifax Municipal Archives said:
Linda Kennedy Hello Linda! I've looked through our Halifax City Directories, but the earliest mention of a 92 Hollis Street is for the Maritime Telegraph & Telephone Company at 88-92 Hollis, and it looks like that address later became 1520 Hollis before being disused. I also looked through our building permits however I wasn't able to find any permit referencing a boarding house at the address. This is a link to our database if you have any more keywords you would like to use to search with, archive.halifax.ca/archive/final/portal.aspx, and feel free to email us if you'd like to discuss this further (archives@halifax.ca).
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