Hydrostone District, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jan 7, 2017 17:27:50 GMT -4
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Post by Souriquois on Jan 7, 2017 17:27:50 GMT -4
This is where grew up, or spent my teen years there, left for a while, live there again now.
While most Canadian rappers known outside of Canada are from Toronto, the birthplace of Canadian hip-hop is the Hydrostone District in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The district gets its name from the construction of the houses, which were built after the Halifax Explosion in 1917 to house the survivors. Previous to 9/11, the Halifax Explosion was the event with the highest death toll in North America.
These houses later were used to house refugees fleeing the World Wars.
The oldest Volvo factory in North America
Pier 8. One of the largest ship building centres on the Eastern Seaboard of North America
Iconic Gus' Pub. It's a "dive bar" on purpose, but is iconic in the music scene. Some compare it to Canada's Harlem, Gus' is the Apollo
The Kyber, an iconic art gallery
Halifax Explosion Memorial. This part of Halifax was the only part of the city left
Unidentified Catholic dead. Many Canadian Catholics wear special crosses (I got one when I was 15... don't wear it). That was often the only thing identifiable on their bodies which were burned beyond recognition, so there are graves for them specifying they were Catholic. Most Catholics in Halifax are either Acadian or Mi'kmaq.
Black liberation memorial
Politics: Neighbourhood is known for leftist activism in Canada
Art is everywhere
Mural dedicated to refugees to Canada. Most lived in Hydrostone first as it was a refugee camp at one point
Historic Market. It's actually right across the street from a The Nova Scotian Hotel, which has secured suites for politicians, and Justin Trudeau always crosses the street to there.... probably because the food at the hotel is God awful lol
The hotel... seriously, don't eat there
Pier 21. Now designated at a National Historic Site, features the Canadian Museum of Immigration and Refugees
How it looked during the war:
Yeah... unfortunately these refugees were directed to the Department of Colonization and Development, so not 100% benevolent... you know what that means... go West. A lot of Ukranian, Hungarian, and Polish refugees did.
Inside. Tells the stories of immigrants and refugees coming to Canada
While most Canadian rappers known outside of Canada are from Toronto, the birthplace of Canadian hip-hop is the Hydrostone District in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The district gets its name from the construction of the houses, which were built after the Halifax Explosion in 1917 to house the survivors. Previous to 9/11, the Halifax Explosion was the event with the highest death toll in North America.
These houses later were used to house refugees fleeing the World Wars.
The oldest Volvo factory in North America
Pier 8. One of the largest ship building centres on the Eastern Seaboard of North America
Iconic Gus' Pub. It's a "dive bar" on purpose, but is iconic in the music scene. Some compare it to Canada's Harlem, Gus' is the Apollo
The Kyber, an iconic art gallery
Halifax Explosion Memorial. This part of Halifax was the only part of the city left
Unidentified Catholic dead. Many Canadian Catholics wear special crosses (I got one when I was 15... don't wear it). That was often the only thing identifiable on their bodies which were burned beyond recognition, so there are graves for them specifying they were Catholic. Most Catholics in Halifax are either Acadian or Mi'kmaq.
Black liberation memorial
Politics: Neighbourhood is known for leftist activism in Canada
Art is everywhere
Mural dedicated to refugees to Canada. Most lived in Hydrostone first as it was a refugee camp at one point
Historic Market. It's actually right across the street from a The Nova Scotian Hotel, which has secured suites for politicians, and Justin Trudeau always crosses the street to there.... probably because the food at the hotel is God awful lol
The hotel... seriously, don't eat there
Pier 21. Now designated at a National Historic Site, features the Canadian Museum of Immigration and Refugees
How it looked during the war:
Yeah... unfortunately these refugees were directed to the Department of Colonization and Development, so not 100% benevolent... you know what that means... go West. A lot of Ukranian, Hungarian, and Polish refugees did.
Inside. Tells the stories of immigrants and refugees coming to Canada