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#85: Bobolink Park
A good well-proportioned park, in an area of the city without a lot of them. Even if the name doesn’t make a lick of sense.
#86: Renfrew Ravine Park
In the midst of all of Vancouver’s treasures at the water’s edge, Renfrew Ravine is a nice inland surprise.
#87: Malkin Park
The net effect is a park that feels isolated in a good way, with a sense of exploration that’s impressive for a park of medium size and ambition.
#88: Dude Chilling Park
It’s a fine patch of land, but let’s not go crazy here: this is a city blessed with amazing green spaces. Dude Chilling isn’t one of them.
#89: Glen Park
Established in 1930, Glen is one of the older parks in Vancouver, but one without much fanfare — just a quiet park with a playground and a basketball court in the middle of an east side neighbourhood.
#90: Callister Park
Callister is a nice park but fairly generic, the type we’ve mentioned a few times. So let’s do some more history time, because Callister has plenty.
#91: Jones Park
It’s still a big green space with a good playground in a busy area of the city. But given the extensive work put into the upgrade, it feels like a missed opportunity.
#92: Coal Harbour Park
But while it’s fair to say the 1990s dreams for the neighbourhood didn’t pan out, the park right in the middle — funded through one of those newfangled development contributions — hit the mark.
#93: McSpadden Park
There aren’t many superlatives to throw around for McSpadden, but it’s a big public space just a half-block east of Commercial Drive and 5th Avenue, well-used by the community.
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