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Originally Posted by Keith P.
Halifax never looked like Old Town Quebec so let's stop fretting.
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There's a big misconception embedded in this argument.
Old Quebec wasn't merely preserved in its present state, it was actively enhanced and restored. Halifax had many blocks that could have been given the same treatment and there are still areas today that could be. The 1950's-60's pre-renovation pictures of Old Quebec look a lot like Granville Street did back then. In some cases the Quebec examples were farther gone.
A 1970's shot of Place Royale in Quebec City:
Restoration work:
There's an article about the area here:
http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/...of_a_City.html