The J. Dawson grave stone in Halifax’s Fairview Lawn Cemetery is for Titanic boiler-room worker Joseph Dawson, not Jack Dawson, a fictional character invented for James Cameron’s “Titanic” and played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Still, girls have been known to cry at Dawson’s grave. More than 120 Titanic victims buried in the cemetery. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Volunteer ship-modeler Gerald Wright, 84, nears completion of a Titanic model at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The Halifax Seaport Farmers Market, now housed in a new building full of energy-saving bells and whistles, traces its roots back to 1750. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Halifax’s Old Clock Tower dates to the first decade of the 19th century. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
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Argyle Street is known for restaurants, bars and shops that draw from Halifax’s hefty college population. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The Waverley Inn dates to the late 19th century. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Queen Street in downtown Halifax includes several colorful businesses. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Modern apartments and condos offer counterpoint to the many historic buildings along Halifax’s waterfront. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
