every gets excited about the Tall Ships and the first was a buzz in the city here are some ads from June 1984, click to enlarge any of the pics Downtown Dartmouth Merchants were in on on it Spring Garden Merchants were in as...
Read More0:00 Papa Gino’s Restaurant Oh Papa Gino’s, Halifax has come so far though I do miss the building where the Mariott Residence Inn is today. 0:32 High Liner Not the finest of High Liner commercials, “Ever been...
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Read MoreScotiabank 1982
Read MoreI found this map of Burnside in April 1982, Burnside has grown a lot in the last 30 years. this overlays to this Burnside is a success though it keeps expanding and few vacancies. The area employs over 17000...
Read MoreDon’t worry Simpsons was there to keep the kids ready $1.99 Short Shorts!! a Mutt Show (someone needs to bring back a Mutt Show) click to enlarge
Read MoreI miss the highland
Read Morein 1962 the way to go was the train
Read MoreThey had a Steak Special on Mondays for $2.99 and 60 Beers on Tap Today they still have a steak Special but now on Tuesday and now it is a 14oz strip for $6.99 (and it’s tasty with their still 60 beers on tap)
Read MoreThat is a sweet machine for only $2500 and why was a store setup on the 4th floor on Barrington Street? was retail space really that hard to get? Doctor Piano still going but now on Bayers Rd Glubes was selling home...
Read MoreA couple ads for business that are still around today Canadian Tire had stores on Quinpool and Herring Cove Rd 50 years And Hillcrest Volkswagen was selling us das auto even then Punch buggy black no...
Read MoreOK a little misleading for Retro Sunday but it is April fools day 25 years ago in 1987 we had our own IKEA right here in HRM in fact it was the first IKEA in North America but when it came to rebuild it was determined we were...
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