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Anthony Tooton pledged $ 3,000 toward improvement of the pool in memory of his son, Frank. Work included the addition of a shallow paddling pool alongside the existing. The "Tooton Pool" was again rebuilt starting in 1953 and reopened in 1954. Grading for the sledding hill was also completed around
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Victoria Park in the west. The St. John's or Riverhead Hospital was abandoned the same year and burned down for park development by 1889. By 1890 the grounds of the park were laid out according to the design of city inspector Michael Bambrick and landscaped by gardener
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Friends of Victoria Park are a community group established in 1998 following the closure of Victoria Park's public pool two years earlier. The group organizes day camps, operates the pool house, and organizes the Victoria Park Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival or "Lantern Fest" typically
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Redmond. After its inauguration Victoria Park became a popular venue for performances by local bands, and paid admission to some helped to fund the erection of a bandstand. The early park also boasted an impressive monument to
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Victoria Park Community Renewal program began in 2016 and is ongoing in 2023. Work to date includes an entrance plaza on Hamilton Avenue, illumination for the sledding hill, a new pedestrian bridge, and new playground equipment.
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