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From its beginning as a concession stand in 1911, The Stanley Park Pavilion is the oldest property still standing in Stanley Park today.
1888
Only two years after Vancouver was incorporated as a city, Stanley Park is opened by Mayor David Oppenheimer on September 27th, 1888.
1911
John Montgomery, park gardener at the time, “plants” the Rock Garden. To accommodate park visitors construction begins on the Stanley Park Pavilion.
1911
Otto Moberg, architect for the CP Rail chalets and lodges in Banff and Lake Louise, designed the Pavilion in a Swiss-chalet style using fieldstone and wood.
1913
The Stanley Park Pavilion opens to the public and quickly becomes the central meeting and socializing area within the entire Park.
1917
Construction of the 8.8-kilometre (5.5 mi) seawall and walkway around the park began in 1917 and took several decades to complete.
1938
After one and a half years and a cost of $5,873,837.17, the Lions Gate Bridge, officially known as First Narrows Bridge, is opened to the public.
1939
Vancouver Parks Board Commissioners Celebrate 50th Golden Jubilee Banquet Commemorating: Dedication of Stanley Park by Lord Stanley of Preston Oct. 29, 1889
1960
On October 19, 1889 a letter was written (we’re not sure by whom) promising a suitable monument of Governor General Lord Stanley to commemorate the naming and dedication of Stanley Park. The city archivist, J.S. Matthews, discovered that letter in 1950, more than 60 years after it was written, and realized the promise had not been fulfilled. So he began a fund-raising campaign which took another 10 years to commission the work and was finally unveiled in 1960.
2005
the longstanding tearoom was renovated into Stanley’s Bar & Grill
2014
CAPILANO GROUP TAKES OVER THE LEASE FOR THE STANLEY PARK PAVILION AND THE BUILDING’S INTERIOR UNDERGOES EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS TO BRING IT BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY.
TODAY
UNDER CAPILANO GROUP’S MANAGEMENT Stanley Park Pavilion HAS BECOME Vancouver’s preeminent wedding and banqueting venue.
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