1800 Granville Street, Halifax NS

"All inhabited space bears the essence or notion of home"
- Poetics of Space, Gaston Bachelard

The Macara-Barnstead Building located at 1800 Granville Street in Halifax served as a home to me. It was a place of employment but it was also a place of stability and comfort. Built in 1825, this historic property had seen numerous occupants ranging from Neal White and Company; a dry goods vendor, Miller Bros: piano and organ agents, J.P. Hagarty Musical Warehouse, Barnstead’s Drug Store and most recently a simple convenience store and The Flower Shop Ltd.

Dwarfed by the scale of the surrounding bank buildings the Macara/ Barnstead Building is currently experiencing a state of vulnerability. It is raw, exposed, stripped to the bone. For the past few weeks, I have been documenting its deconstruction and soon, it will rest as a braced facade.

To see pictures of the printing of the facade follow this link:
http://charleyyoung.com/shroud

Photo credit thanks to Steve Farmer Photography

Support for this project has been provided by Nova Scotia Community, Culture and Heritage