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The older features predominate in this view of Platform 1 at Halifax station. The chimney of Shaw Lodge Mills dominates the background. A local train formed of a Class150 DMU for Leeds is approching
A. Murray McKay Bridge crosses Halifax Harbor. I thought it curious that a bridge authority would make the effort. There may be more to the story than just a Ukrainian flag. Other parts of Canada have a significant Ukrainian population. Also, when immigrants arrived in Canada they first landed in Halifax.
Halifax 1111, a 2007 New Flyer D40LF, on route 55 at Micmac Mall in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on Wednesday, May 31st, 2023.
As with Halifax Townhouse #1, this is a shallow building with a fully outfitted interior. I worked hard to come up with interesting corbels (a staple of old buildings around Halifax), changing it a number of times before I locked on to this design. The building itself is a partial recreation of a similar building right around the corner from here.
Technically, this is my first Halifax Townhouse. I built it about three months ago, but I've been tweaking it ever since! (You can see a previous version of it in this picture.)
Built in 1779 as a location for the trading of cloth. Halifax of course was pretty much the centre of the UK cloth industry for many centuries. The structure was built with a clear purpose but also to make an impression. For all visitors when first complete it must have made a statement of "look at us, our success, our wealth".
Four photograph stitched image. There is one glaring composition error here which I can't imagine will take long to spot.
Explored - Feb. 16, 2009 - Thank you all so very much!
Thanks Donna for the explore update!
Where:
Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
When:
Near midnight after a snow storm last month
What:
Roaming the streets downtown just after a snow storm last month. I've tried shooting these street lamps with the lit wreaths around them a couple times. Once from the pedway above the street but never really liked the PoV I got. Anyway a couple buddies wanted to go downtown to get some snow shots. I crossed the street here with the camera setup on the tripod and just plunked it down, fired off a shot and ran before the truck ran over me! :-)
I mentioned it before but I just can't get over the cool starburst from this cheap "nifty-fifty" lens. If you own a Nikon, Canon or Pentax (maybe the others too?) go out and spend the $100 and pick up one of these lenses!
After always posting up pictures of fishing boats and villages I thought I should show you a little bit of the city for a change :-)
What I learned:
Wear a big coat to protect your camera from the snow when you aren't shooting. Also bring lots of little lens wipes.
You:
I appreciate all comments, tips, questions & faves! No need for glitzy awards, your "real" comments are much better!
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Nikon D90 : Nikkor 50mm 1.8D lens : 3s @ f/22 : ISO 400
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Halifax Transit 734, a 2010 Nova Bus LFS articulated, on route 10 at Micmac Mall, Dartmouth NS on Wednesday, May 31st, 2023.
Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia.
Still learning with my new Camera...WOW what a learning curve. I feel like I am starting over.
Halifax Town Clock located in the City of Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent commissioned a clock tower in 1800 prior to his return to England. The Town Clock opened on October 20, 1803, at a location on the east slope of Citadel Hill on Barrack (now Brunswick) Street and has kept time for the community ever since.
Team Pennine has revamped the 502 Halifax-Keighley service as the "Great Northern Line", and brought in ex Rosso (new to Minsterley Motors) B7RLE DX12OWA with smart new branding. Seen here passing through Dean Clough, approaching journey's end in Halifax on day two of the new service.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - February 14, 2020 : Halifax Town Clock the day after a snowfall near the Citadel Hill Fortress.
Camera: Nikon D7100 & Nikkor AF 28-80 film lens
ISO 100, 44mm, f/10. 1/320
Halifax Transit 1197, a 2014 New Flyer XD40, on route 82 at the Sackville Transit Terminal on Thursday, June 1st, 2023.
YJ07JVM has had a nomadic existence recently. Still in its Flying Tiger base livery, it is seen here at Claremount terminus, high above Halifax, with the summit of Beacon Hill, which towers over the town, apparently close behind. Looks are deceiving, as the main A58 Halifax-Leeds road runs right-left deep in Godley Cutting, behind the low wall, and the hill top is a good quarter mile away.
YJ07JVM was new to K Line, and had a short spell in Tiger Blue colours following the Arriva buy out of the Centrebus share. It then had quite a decent makeover into Flying Tiger colours and moved to Idle depot when Tiger was still interested in making a success of its Leeds Bradford Airport routes. After Tiger gave up the airport work (and the depot at Idle) in summer 2020, YJ07JVM went on loan to Arriva North East, running there in full Flying Tiger colours, returning earlier this year to Waterloo. Transdev immediately removed the Tiger branding on taking over, and it is now quite definitely an 'odd one out' in what is, temporarily at least, an 'odd' fleet.
All good for enthusiasts, though!
Halifax Joint Committee number 64, a Leyland Olympian / Alexander working through Halifax on a college contract.
This was new to Dublin Bus and was previously registered 91D1075.
I'm guessing that opinions will be polarised on this - First has repainted YJ06XLY into a 'fantasy' Halifax livery - is this what Halifax buses would have looked like today if they had escaped WYPTE's verona green & buttermilk? What would Geoffrey Hilditch make of it? Personally, I like it, and think First are to be congratulated on their sense of fun.
DX12OWA, ex Rosso and new to Minsterley Motors, heads out of Halifax en route for Keighley in lovely spring weather. In the background is the corona topped chimney at Dean Clough Mills, former home of John Crossley & Sons, the largest carpet factory in the world, stretching for over half a mile along Dean Clough and built over the Hebble Brook. Dean Clough is now a major business park and home to many businesses and organisations, my employer being one of them.
West Yorkshire PTE 3480 Volvo Ailsa B55-10 Alexander body new 1975 - a unique bus for the PTE later sold to Derby Transport
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Photo: the late Vic Nutton
The theatre was first opened on 8 February 1901, when it was known as the Victoria Hall. In 1960 the hall was purchased by Halifax Borough Council who, after an extensive alteration and repair programme, converted it into a theatre and changed the name to The New Victoria.In 1973 the name was changed to The Civic Theatre, before being renamed The Victoria Theatre in 1993.
The main auditorium has a capacity of 1,512 fully seated, and has hosted many high-profile and international performers in addition to supporting a wide range of local community events. The building houses a large pipe organ built by William Hill in 1901 and later rebuilt by Rushworth & Dreaper when the hall received a proscenuim stage.
Before turning solely to heritage private hire work, Tony Blackman's Halifax Joint Committee added a splash of colour to bus operation in West Yorkshire. Those colours harked back to the days of the old municipal operation in the town and were refreshing to see re-used on modern buses. They were certainly a change from the 'base white with stickers' cop-out type of livery in vogue.
Parked at the firm's Albert Road garage here is one of a handful of single deckers, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart. K414 MGN according to BLoTW, had been new to R&I Tours of London, who if I recall correctly, were one of very few independents in the traditional sense, operating into the capital in the 1990s. A nice little additional touch was the fitting of bespoke AEC style nut rings to the front wheels. Sadly the firm closed not long after I took this picture and now, even the heritage operation is defunct.