[Hali87]

I'm not really that surprised. In 1961 people were still living in Africville and the areas now covered by Scotia Square and Cogswell. The parking lots along Gottingen and Queen would largely have been housing as well. Square footage per person was probably much lower than it is now and conditions were probably quite cramped. Most of the apartment units that have gone up since then, even in the 60s, are probably fairly spacious compared to what was available on the Peninsula pre-60s.