Reid Park - Ottawa, Ontario
Posted by: 
elyob
N 45° 23.886 W 075° 43.434
18T E 443342 N 5027430
There are paths into Reid Park from Macfarlane Avenue, from Reid Avenue and from Warwick Place.
Waymark Code: WM1510E
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/24/2021
Views: 2
In 1948, the city of Ottawa created Elmdale Park on land from the original Reid Farm. The old Reid farmhouse was still standing as recently as 2017. A remnant of the farmhouse interior wall now has interpretive sign boards.
The wading pool dates back to that park in the late 1940s. Posted co-ordinates were taken at the pool. The Elmdale Lawn Bowls Club was also part of that original park design.
In the 1950s, before the railroad became the Queensway highway, there was room for an outdoor skating rink west of the pool.
The park is now known as Reid Park. I encountered no signs for the park.
Name: Reid Park
Street Location: 40 Reid Avenue
Local Municipality: Ottawa
State/Province, etc.: Ontario
Country: Canada
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: Robert Reid
Date Established: 1948
Picnic Facilities: benches, table and gazebo
Recreational Facilities:
Wading pool, Basketball, Children's playground, TrekFit fitness circuit, Lawn bowling
Monuments/Statues: none
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): none
Fountains: none
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: none
Special Events: Civic Hospital hosts some events here.
Traditional Geocaches:
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