Town Park: A Community Storybook A Community Storybook Aurora Museum & Archives
Here the delivery team from Cousins Dairy can be seen posing in Town Park with their backs to the Armoury and hardball diamond. Cousins Dairy was located on Yonge […]
In 1948, the playground in Town Park consisted of three sandboxes however with the formation of the Aurora Recreation Commission, and the Summer Playground Program, additional equipment was needed. […]
Whether you knew it as the whirl-le-gig, merry-go-round or round-a-bout chances are if you were a child playing in Town Park during the 1960s you would be eagerly for […]
Ever since baseball arrived in Aurora in the 1870s the Town Park ball diamond has been the perfect place for youngsters to practice hitting home runs.
By the 1870s baseball was in full swing in Aurora and a diamond was quickly established in Town Park. During the early years ball games would often happen […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
