Posted Aug 2, 2010, 7:49 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Vancouver
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It seems to me like Halifax is much more built up today than a place like Portland but probably would have been pretty similar in scale back in 1920 or so. Portland reminds me a little more of Saint John, NB, which also has more similar architecture.
Halifax is a little strange in that it was very successful in its early years (up until 1880 or so) and then growth slowed. In most North American cities, growth picked up around that time. Cities like Providence became a lot bigger as new industries developed, but the Maritimes lost industry to places like Ontario after they became a part of Canada. These days Halifax is doing well compared to places that still had a lot of manufacturing jobs.
It is also difficult to compare cities because no city in New England is directly comparable. Halifax is the biggest city within a day's drive whereas even Portland is quite close to Boston. In cases like that you get a lot of things concentrated in the city that wouldn't otherwise exist - major universities, hospitals, regional offices, media, and so on.
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