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History of Metro Vancouver: Stanley Park, 1888

City of Vancouver Archives, LGN 1048. Photo Harry T. Devine 1888 Stanley Park Mayor David Oppenheimer officially opened Stanley Park to the public on September 27, 1888.

 City of Vancouver Archives, LGN 1048. Photo Harry T. DevineCity of Vancouver Archives, LGN 1048. Photo Harry T. Devine

1888

Stanley Park

Mayor David Oppenheimer officially opened Stanley Park to the public on September 27, 1888. The decision to create a park within the city was actually made two years prior and was the first decision made by Vancouver’s first ever city council.

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