Town Park: A Community Storybook A Community Storybook Aurora Museum & Archives
A target for vandalism over the years, the Band Shell was re-painted in 2004 due to graffiti and damage. Throughout the park’s history, when a permanent stage was built […]
Eddie Feigner (1925-2007) is remembered as one of the greatest softball pitchers that has ever lived and holds a record of: 9,743 victories, 141,517 strikeouts, 930 no-hitters and […]
It was the talk of the Town when a local teenager decided to test the strength of their sports car by attaching it to the new flagpole in […]
People have enjoyed skating and playing hockey in Town Park since the late 1800s. Each winter the local paper would publish a schedule so both pleasure skaters and […]
Michelle Dakin and her father Doug Dakin reflect on the importance of the softball league to Town Park and the culture that revolves around it. Transcript Michelle: Every […]
Edna day and Dave Humphries competing at the Aurora Horse Show the early 1950s.
This clipping is from the July 7, 1899 issue of the Aurora Banner. It was used as a heading under which a report of Aurora’s annual Dominion Day celebrations […]
Julia Yu and her daughter Sophia Liu reflect on Sophia’s experience of learning how to skate at the outdoor rink in Town Park. Transcript Julia: I remember that […]
Rob Treacher of the Queen’s York Rangers shares his memory of performing drills in the Town Park and surrounding area. The Queen’s York Rangers were based out of […]
Glen Duncan reminiscing about his time as a Cadet at the Aurora Armoury and Town Park in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Transcript Glen: It was great […]
Marylou Kumagawa (pictured) reflects on how Town Park was used as a school field while she was a student at Wells Street School in the early 1960s. Transcript […]
A formal bandstand was first constructed in Town Park in 1950. It was later demolished and a new design, pictured here, was built in 2003.
