Victoria_Park_Re port Final.pdf - City of Charlottetown

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During"World"War"I,"the"Lieutenant"Governor"offered"Government"House"and"its"
grounds"for"use"as"a"hospital"and"convalescent"home"for"veterans."The"Rena"McLean"
Memorial"Hospital"was"built"on"the"east"side"of"the"house"(Figure"4.2B15)."It"
remained"open"from"1917"to"1920. 49 ""
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Figure'4.2+'13:'Photograph'of'Fort'Edward'circa'1900.'Note'the'wooden'platform'and'stone'magazine. 46 '
After"Victoria"Park"was"created,"the"space"was"increasingly"used"for"organized"
recreation,"with"cricket,"baseball"and"tennis"areas"being"constructed."A"tobogganing"
slide"was"also"constructed,"for"the"use"of"members"or"their"guests"of"the"Victoria"
Tobogganing"Club"(Figure"4.2B14). 47 "
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Figure'4.2+'15:'Undated'postcard'showing'the'Rena'McLean'Memorial'Hospital'in'relation'to'the'
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Figure'4.2+'14:'Photograph'of'Tennis'Club'members'in'1884. 48 ''
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46"Public"Archives"and"Record"Office"Acc."2606/21."
47"Public"Archives"and"Record"Office"Acc."3466/HF72.18.10."
48"Public"Archives"and"Record"Office"Acc."3466/HF72.18.10"
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Several"aerial"photographs"chart"the"development"of"the"park"in"the"20 th "century.""A"
photograph"from"1935"shows"the"presence"of"recreational"courts"and"facilities"
within"the"park,"although"some"facilities"do"not"appear"yet"such"as"the"baseball"
diamond"and"the"swimming"pool"(Figure"4.2B16)."There"does"appear"to"be"a"pond"
located"in"the"western"end"of"the"park."There"also"appear"to"be"buildings"to"the"
north"of"Government"House."
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49"City"of"Charlottetown,"Search"a"Property"118"Brighton"Rd;"Office"of"Lieutenant"Governor"2011."
50"Government"of"PEI"Photos"and"Videos."
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