Overview
Address
650 N Penticton St, Vancouver BC
Neighbourhood
Hastings-Sunrise
type
Residential
grants
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Significance
B: Significant
Description
This park was formerly home to the Children’s Aid Society which was built in 1924. By 1934 its use had changed to a Juvenile Detention Centre for boys and girls and then it was transformed into the Vancouver Family Court. In 1993 when the Family Court moved to Robson Square Court House, the Provincial Government turned over the adjacent property plus its building to the Park Board.
In 1999 the former Babies Cottage from 1924 was lovingly restored by the Saint James Cottage Hospice as part of the St. James Community Service Society. Many rooms in the cottage’s lower level are open for community use through bookings at Hastings Community Centre.
Source
City of Vancouver Files, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
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