A photography project celebrating local businesses across Halifax will soon be on display.
“It’s called ‘Time and Tide’ and it was completely born out of the idea of celebrating all the local businesses that have been here for 20 years or more in this city,” said the photographer behind the project, Haley MacPhee in an interview with CTV’s Crystal Garrett on Thursday.
The project began with the hard-to-miss “MOTEL” sign at the Chebucto Inn, situated in the city’s North End—a sort of landmark for North End residents.
MacPhee says she noticed the sign was missing its memorable bright red glow, and that’s when she had the idea to snap a photo.
“The lights had gone out and I hadn’t realized how much of a marker it had been for ‘almost home’ for so long living in the North End, so I vowed to take a picture of the sign, and …