A series of newly digitized photographs at the Halifax Municipal Archives chronicles the urban renewal projects that transformed Halifax in the mid-20th century and the side effects that went along with them. W. W. Conrad, Halifax Police Department/Halifax Municipal Archives)Sharon Murray, photo archivist with the Halifax Municipal Archives, spent months digitizing more than 4,000 photographs from that time. (Halifax Municipal Archives)She said between the beginning of 1958 and March 31, 1965, 2,539 buildings were torn down in Halifax, about 1,800 of which were homes. (Halifax Municipal Archives)"They had no professional photographic training yet the images are well executed," said Murray. (Halifax Municipal Archives)The project is funded by the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage through the provincial archival development program.

Source: CBC News April 02, 2017 12:00 UTC