Vancouver Centennial Plaque #62 – Van Dusen Gardens

Address:           VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5151 Oak Street

Status:             Missing, but there's a Places That Matter sign

“VAN DUSEN GARDENS

Part of the Canadian Pacific Railway Grant in 1884, this area was leased in 1911 for 49 years and developed as the Shaughnessy Heights Golf Course. Subdivision plans in 1960 aroused citizen groups, resulting in the preservation of 55 acres for open space.”

Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 50-100 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives

Photo credit: Vancouver Archives (AM1502-S1-2- CVA 1502-329)