The recreational area and tourist attraction dates from 1887. The park is 75 acres (300,000 m2) in extent, and is located north east of the city hall. The park houses Queen's Park Arena, current home of the New Westminster Salmonbellies, Queen's Park Stadium, a seasonal animal petting farm, spray park, tennis courts, sports fields and band shell.
Queen's Park residential area is to the southwest of the park, bounded on the northwest by 6th Avenue, on the southwest by 6th Street, on the southeast by Royal Avenue, and on the north by the park itself.[1]
Queen's Park was the first established public park in British Columbia, as New Westminster was established in 1859.[2] Originally, the park was named 'Queen's Ravine' by Colonel Richard Clement Moody. In the 1870s, the reserve in which the park was in was split into an area for a penitentiary, asylum, and the park itself. The park was officially declared open in 1887 as a celebration of Queen Victoria's 50th year as a monarch.[3] In 1890, an exhibition building was built which could house up to 5,000 people.[4] The building was created for viewing of the athletic fields and race track.[4]
1901 to 1945edit
The first zoo was built in the park in 1906 by the local firemen, which contained animals such as bears and cougars. The New Westminster Arena was built in 1914 with the original intention of housing horse competitions, but was transformed into an ice rink instead. During the First World War, the park was used as a training site for the Royal Expeditionary Force. The buildings were also transformed into barracks to house the soldiers in training. In 1929, there was a large fire which destroyed most of the buildings in Queen's Park, and the area was not restored until much later, due to the Great Depression. The park was later turned again into training grounds and housing for soldiers in the Westminster Regiment during the Second World War.[4]
queen, park, westminster, queen, park, neighbourhood, community, park, westminster, british, columbia, canada, queen, parkneighbourhood, westminstera, replica, queen, anne, house, queen, parklocation, queen, park, neighbourhood, shown, redcountrycanadaprovince. Queen s Park is a neighbourhood and community park in New Westminster British Columbia Canada Queen s ParkNeighbourhood of New WestminsterA replica of a Queen Anne house in Queen s ParkLocation of Queen s Park neighbourhood shown in redCountryCanadaProvinceBritish ColumbiaRegional DistrictMetro VancouverCityNew WestminsterThe recreational area and tourist attraction dates from 1887 The park is 75 acres 300 000 m2 in extent and is located north east of the city hall The park houses Queen s Park Arena current home of the New Westminster Salmonbellies Queen s Park Stadium a seasonal animal petting farm spray park tennis courts sports fields and band shell Queen s Park residential area is to the southwest of the park bounded on the northwest by 6th Avenue on the southwest by 6th Street on the southeast by Royal Avenue and on the north by the park itself 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 1859 to 1900 1 2 1901 to 1945 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp A forested space within Queen s Park1859 to 1900 edit Queen s Park was the first established public park in British Columbia as New Westminster was established in 1859 2 Originally the park was named Queen s Ravine by Colonel Richard Clement Moody In the 1870s the reserve in which the park was in was split into an area for a penitentiary asylum and the park itself The park was officially declared open in 1887 as a celebration of Queen Victoria s 50th year as a monarch 3 In 1890 an exhibition building was built which could house up to 5 000 people 4 The building was created for viewing of the athletic fields and race track 4 1901 to 1945 edit The first zoo was built in the park in 1906 by the local firemen which contained animals such as bears and cougars The New Westminster Arena was built in 1914 with the original intention of housing horse competitions but was transformed into an ice rink instead During the First World War the park was used as a training site for the Royal Expeditionary Force The buildings were also transformed into barracks to house the soldiers in training In 1929 there was a large fire which destroyed most of the buildings in Queen s Park and the area was not restored until much later due to the Great Depression The park was later turned again into training grounds and housing for soldiers in the Westminster Regiment during the Second World War 4 See also editTipperary ParkReferences edit Queens Park community BC Geographical Names Queen s Park www newwestcity ca City of New Westminster Retrieved April 15 2020 Silva Lucas May 31 2019 Old New West Queen s Park Part 1 Tourism New West Retrieved April 15 2020 a b c Historical moments in Queen s Park New West Record Retrieved April 15 2020 External links editNew Westminster Parks Culture amp Recreation 49 12 51 41 N 122 54 18 30 W 49 2142806 N 122 9050833 W 49 2142806 122 9050833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Queen 27s Park New Westminster amp oldid 1212506364, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
