Justin McElroy

#201: Grimmett Park

It’s fine enough for the community. Unless you live mere blocks away though, seek refuge elsewhere.

#202: Kerrisdale Park

You can play baseball. And you can watch people play baseball. And that’s pretty much that.

#203: Gordon Park

In short, it may be the least interesting park, acre per acre, in the city.

#204: Braemar Park

No benches, no changes in the topography and no amenities for kids make it underwhelming for any use other than sport, or a short reprieve from a hospital stay.

#205: Portal Park

There’s a picture of a globe in the middle; a sign of the city’s worldly ambition in the 1980s, with the politics of the park being a product of a land swap with a developer long forgotten.

#206: Seaforth Peace Park

There’s a few interesting sculptures to look at, but as a park it’s incredibly noisy given its proximity to the bridge. And there’s no amenities for kids, or enough space to do much but have lunch.

#207: Portside View Park

“There’s no Portside View so the title is pretty misleading.”

#208: Shaughnessy Park

It’s a symbolic park. But the symbols may be different depending on who you are.

#209: Hastings Community Park

The problems that plague the park aren’t exactly fixable, but it still serves its purpose for people living nearby adequately enough.

#210: Minipark @ Cardero & Comox

There is easily more benches and tables than the other miniparks, making it more inviting to sit and let the time go by.