Vancouver Centennial Plaque #38 – Con Jones Park
Address: Callister Park, 2875 Oxford St
Status: Still up
38. CON JONES PARK
In 1911 Con Jones, an enterprising Australian immigrant and cigar store owner, built a stadium to house his Canadian champion Vancouver Lacrosse Club. The park became a centre for baseball and soccer when professional lacrosse ended in 1924. It became Callister Park in 1949.
Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 1-49 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives
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