The playground is the real highlight, specifically a spinning climbing apparatus that is fairly unique in the city.
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#125: Alexandra Park
Before there were stadiums, before there were rock concerts, before there were even radios, people gathered at Alexandra Park to hear the music play.
#126: Marina Square
One of several developer-funded parks created during the downtown condo boom of 1990-2010, Marina Square is…well, a square.
#127: Ebisu Park
One of the parks created in Vancouver at a time when the city decided Marpole’s amenities were lacking, Ebisu has a curious split structure.
#128: Upper River District Park
There’s a small but very good playground with a treehouse theme at the top, and there’s even a little rock climbing wall as well.
#129: General Brock Park
A very average park, and in a neighbourhood with so many good parks like Kensington-Cedar Cottage, actually underwhelming.
#130: Barclay Heritage Square
Your love for the park will depend a fair bit on how much you enjoy quaint homes from the 1910s.
#131: Champlain Heights Park
The city has been promising an upgrade to the playground for a while now; that it’s been delayed for more than four years while more than a dozen parks in other parts of the city have gotten an upgrade might speak to the geographical inequities of Vancouver.
#132: Shannon Mews Park
It’s a new park. But an old story.
#133: Granville Park
“Actually got married in this park. 5 stars! Ask me in a couple years though lmao.” #4 in Fairview 3001 Fir Street For Kids C+ For Adults C Design C+ Atmosphere C- Final Score 22.17 What separates a good park from an average one? Obviously it depends a lot on who’s doing the considering, whatContinue reading “#133: Granville Park”
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