Open for business in October of 1928, the Lord Nelson Hotel dominates the skyline on the corner of South Park & Spring Garden, overlooking small shops to the south and the Halifax Public Gardens to the west. There is a lovely beat to the area - the construction of the hotel itself was the spark that started much of it. Foundations of local granite and walls of bluenose brick were the perfect setting for the marriage of a couple with their own roots in Nova Scotia. [continued ...