Halifacts

35 years afo today @tonysdonair @haligonia @HalifaxRainmen @MikeSavageHFX @eastlink @EastlinkSteve #terryfox #May1980

Demone Barber Shop (Agricola St) is the oldest barber shop in #Halifax. Earl Demone served his first customer in 1928

The RMS Titanic sank 103 years ago today. 150 unclaimed victims were laid to rest here in Halifax. #RIP

The 1st @HalifaxPride March occurred in 1987 with 75 participants. Today, the event has grown to include 120,000 ppl!

They say The Five Fishermen is haunted. Did you know it used to be a morgue? thehalifacts.ca/the-five-fishe…

The @halifaxforum was Canada's 1st indoor rink east of Montreal, & once hosted a sparring match with Muhammad Ali!

1982: "Bedford Town Police" take on the policing of Bedford, & become the 1st police service in NS to implement 9-1-1

Happy #MuseumWeek! Here are some kids at Mill Cove beach in the '40s. (We swear we aren't jealous). Photo: PANS

Apparently in 1919, the St. Paddy's Day thing was to parade around your old dirty rugs on Granville St. (Photo: PANS)

Little Dutch Church (1756) is Canada's oldest Lutheran (Protestant) church. It's the 2nd oldest building in #Halifax

During WWII, the population of #Halifax grew from 70k to 130k. Massive prefab housing projects began in the North End

Did you know Halifax is home to N. America's 1st saltwater ferry, navy dockyard & yacht club? #WeAreWater (Pic:NSARM)

Didja know? This Robie St. apartment used to be a church — you can see it right through the windows!

In 1984, Pope John Paul II visited Halifax, attracting 80,000. Here's the Popemobile on North St! (Photo: Ross Dunn)

This railway was the 1st bridge to span the Halifax Harbour. It was destroyed by winds & fell into the sea in 1891.

Ever wonder what an old school snow plow looked like? Here's one cruising down Spring Garden & Grafton in 1942!

Before it was destroyed in the Explosion, this train station sat at the foot of North St. where the Old Bridge is now

The 1st trial at the Spring Garden Rd. court was held in 1860. It's said the old gallows are still kept in its attic!

St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica was originally built from wood, and has the tallest granite steeple in North America!

Did'ja know? The North-facing clock at City Hall is frozen at 9:04 to commemorate the time of the Halifax Explosion.