One last derail... here's an aerial view of the area from 1963 (pic from Halifax Municipal Archives). Inkbottle (Octagon) house to the right, Sullivan's pond in the centre, old St. Peter's church at the top of the pond, and location of Lotus Point Living to the upper left. Also Starr Manufacturing is visible on the left. It's notable that there were houses (and a store IIRC) on the perimeter of Sullivan's Pond.:
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