Gotta say I'm getting pretty disappointed in my hometown. Yet another situation where a unique 19th century building will be torn down to facilitate another low-quality generic structure. This old building is significant in this area and one of the few of its type remaining. It really adds a nice backdrop for the-park-with-no-name, and really contributes to the character of that area of Barrington, which was once a very prominent part of the city and has managed to retain some pretty nice structures from the mid-late 1800s. Errr... I should say: "had managed to maintain until recently".
I almost can't believe they are planning to knock this one down, except for the fact that this is getting to be commonplace here, so actually I'm starting to expect it - almost becoming numb to it. ...And of course the city will have nothing to say about it - kinda pathetic, really.
Living my entire life here, I've always thought that Halifax is behind the times, and yet again this remains true as we are still treating our heritage stock the same way that we did in the 1960s and 70s, while other places have recognized their value and have made some effort to preserve such structures.
Sigh, what a bunch of morons we have running things here...
https://www.halifax.ca/council/agend...0324ca1131.pdf