A Halifax Boyhood: Growing up on the city's outskirts in the 1940s and 50sAnyone who grew up in the late 1940s and 50s will recognize themselves and their experiences in this story of a Halifax boyhood. Whether it s the thrill of skating while holding someone s hand for the first time, waiting for a Saturday matinee in the raucous din of a movie theatre full of kids, or exploring a building left temporarily unsupervised, Malcolm MacLeod brings back the sights, sounds, and feelings of the era. Photographs from the same period show a city replacing old ways with the new world of big cars, suburbs, and fast food. This is a book that captures the spirit of an optimistic age when the world was becoming a better place for everyone, every day.For anyone who knows Halifax, there are special pleasures here. There s a boy s-eye view of the construction of the Armdale Rotary, the thrills of climbing to the top of the Dingle Tower, and the excitement of jumping from ice pan to ice pan on the semi-frozen Northwest Arm. |
Contents
1 Ice Cakes 1941 | 5 |
2 Down the Arm 194159 | 9 |
3 Cunard School 194346 | 17 |
4 Learning to Swim 194245 | 21 |
5 The Dingle 194546 | 23 |
6 Second World War 194245 | 29 |
7 Family 193242 | 33 |
8 Kline Heights 194650 | 41 |
15 Queens and Kings for a Year Grade 12 195354 | 63 |
16 Armdale Rotary 1955 | 65 |
17 Books 194352 | 68 |
18 Pier 21 Detention Quarters 195455 | 73 |
19 Pier 21 Boat Days 195455 | 77 |
20 Student Minister 1957 | 81 |
21 Dalhousie 195558 | 83 |
22 The Navy 195658 | 88 |
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