Waterfront in Halifax in Halifax Region, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
Entertainment
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Divertissement
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 15, 2024
1. Entertainment/Divertissement Marker
Halifax was transformed in wartime. Military personnel in the city increased from 2,000 in 1939 to nearly 100,000 by 1945. Entertainment was needed to keep our servicemen and women in good spirits. This included downtown movie theaters like the Orpheus, and volunteer civilian musicals. Groups who performed day and night with the Halifax Herald Concert Party.
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Halifax se transforme en temps de guerre. Le personnel militaries passe de 2000 en 1939 ΰ prθs de 100 000 en 1945. Pour assurer le bon moral des militaires et des femmes, il faut du divertissement. Cela inclut des cinιmas au centre-ville, dont lOrpheus, et des groups de musique composιs de bιnιvoles civils qui jouent et le jour avec le Halifax Herald Concert Party.
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Location. 44° 38.866′ N, 63° 34.201′ W. Marker is in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Halifax Region. It is in Waterfront. It can be reached from Lower Water Street. The marker is on the pier in front of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax NS B3J 1S5, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Maritimes and in Atlantic Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, and Acadia.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Harry DeWolf 1903-2000 (here, next to this marker); Allan Bundy 1920-2001 (here, next to this marker); Returning Home / Retour ΰ la maison (here, next to this marker); Charles Doucette 1912-1944 (here, next to this marker); Mona Parsons 1901-1976 (a few steps from this marker); Battle of the Atlantic / La Bataille De L'Atlantique (a few steps from this marker); Juno Beach / Plage Juno (a few steps from this marker); Gertrude Ritchie 1903-1998 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halifax.
Also see . . . 'An East Coast Port': Halifax in Wartime, 1939-1945. The Orpheus Theatre was originally the Granville Street Baptist Church but was subsequently owned by the Orpheus Music Society. Later it became a movie theatre. The Orpheus was demolished during the summer of 1947; work began on the Paramount Theatre. Date: 1941 Reference: E.A. Bollinger Nova Scotia Archives 1975-305
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 15, 2024
2. Entertainment/Divertissement Marker - pier view
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
