Beasley Park
| Beasley Park | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43°15′29″N 79°51′44″W / 43.25806°N 79.86222°W |
| Created | 1976 |
| Open | All year |
Beasley Park is a park in the Lower City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and named after Richard Beasley, (1761–1842), a soldier, political figure, farmer, and businessman in Upper Canada. who was one of Hamilton's first settlers and came to Canada from New York in 1777.[1]
Beasley Park is bounded by Cannon Street (north), Mary Street (west), Wilson Street (south) and Ferguson Avenue (east).
History
[edit]Beasley Park was originally developed in 1976. Until then, Beasley Park was the site of some of Hamilton's early industries, including the Grand Trunk Railway yards.[2] In 1991, the redevelopment of the park was deemed a priority for revitalization of the Beasley neighbourhood.
Improvements included the installation of an accessible creative play structure, a decorative fountain, concrete walkway, a community centre, and a skateboarding area. Funding was provided by the Province of Ontario through the programme for Renewal, Improvement, Development, Economic revitalization and Housing Intensification (P.R.I.D.E. H.I.N.T.) and the City of Hamilton.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1981). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791-1875). W.L. Griffin. ISBN 978-0-9691023-0-4. OCLC 8823733.
- ^ Manson, Bill; Manson, Ann; Newbigging, Graeme (2003). Footsteps In Time: Exploring Hamilton's heritage neighbourhoods. Burlington, Ont: North Shore Publishing. ISBN 978-1-896899-22-0. OCLC 54971937.
- ^ "In-line Skating and Skateboarding 3 skate park exist the third one is on Barton and Parkdale it is a street no verts, ramps and rails (myhamilton.ca)". Archived from the original on 2006-12-03. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
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