Doors Open 2017

[RoshanMcG]

Participated in my first Doors Open this year and loved it! Thought I'd share some of the pictures I got the chance to take.

From City Hall:




Scotiabank:




From the Dominion Public Building:

[Jonovision]

It's a really great event!
Here are some of mine.

Views from The Maple:

20170603_143159 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20170603_143203 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20170603_142814 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

Point North:

20170603_123326 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20170603_123413 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20170603_122743 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20170603_123311 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20170603_121331 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20170603_121250 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20170603_121247 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20170603_121758 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

[OldDartmouthMark]

Always enjoy Doors Open each year.

This year, for no real reason I ended up visiting churches:

St. George's round church. It's amazing how well it was rebuilt after almost being destroyed by fire in 1994.



Here are some interior pics from the bottom to the top:

[OldDartmouthMark]

Just down the street was St. Patrick's with its impressive gothic arches:

[OldDartmouthMark]

Talk about contrasts... next up was the Little Dutch Church a little further down the street. Didn't get a good exterior pic, but here's one from 1949 on the Municipal Archives site:



http://gencat1.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/request/DoMenuRequest?SystemName=Halifax+Regional+Municipality+Archives&UserName=WA+Public&Password=&TemplateProcessID=6000_20185_20185&CMD_(SearchRequest)[11]=&PromptID=&ParamID=&RequesterType=SearchTemplate&browseData=1&Keyword=0&SearchLogic=%26Logic%3D%26S1%3DPOI1_1225%261POI1_1225%3D827

Inside:


A little info from the plaque outside the church:


I believe it is the second oldest church in Halifax.

[OldDartmouthMark]

Then, there is Halifax's oldest church:



http://gencat1.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/request/DoMenuRequest?SystemName=Halifax+Regional+Municipality+Archives&UserName=WA+Public&Password=&TemplateProcessID=6000_20185_20185&CMD_(SearchRequest)[11]=&PromptID=&ParamID=&RequesterType=SearchTemplate&browseData=1&Keyword=0&SearchLogic=%26Logic%3D%26S1%3DPOI1_1225%261POI1_1225%3D827

I hadn't realized it before, but the timbers were pre-cut in Maine and shipped here to be assembled somewhat like a kit.

[fenwick16]

Nice information on the old churches. As far as I can remember, I have only been in St. Paul's, and that was decades ago, but I still have fond memories of it. I wish I had a chance to see some of the others.

[fenwick16]

Originally Posted by Jonovision

It's a really great event!
Here are some of mine.


20170603_122743 by Jonovision23, on Flickr


20170603_121758 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

These couple of pictures show the potential for development in the north end. It would be great to see those parking lots filled with residential developments.