Douglas Park (Langley)

Douglas Park

Douglas Park and the Langley Spirit Square covered performance space.
Location Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates 49°06′08″N 122°39′13″W / 49.10222°N 122.65361°WCoordinates: 49°06′08″N 122°39′13″W / 49.10222°N 122.65361°W
Status Open all year

Douglas Park is a park located at the intersection of Douglas Crescent and 206th Street in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

The park is the site of an adventure playground, two tennis courts, a seasonal waterpark, a bowling green, a sports box, basketball hoops and "Langley Spirit Square", a outdoor covered performance platform. Langley Spirit Square is the site of an annual Shakespeare performance, "Shakespeare in the Valley."

The Douglas Recreation Centre is also situated within the park.

In recent years, Douglas Park has struggled with crime.

History

In 1965, there were plans to build a library in the park, but public opposition forced the library be built elsewhere.[2] In 1971, Langley's city council had plans to install a Chinese garden in the park, but this was never carried out.[3] In 1982, a day care centre in the park was replaced by a bowls meeting house and a bowling green was established adjacent to it.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Don Young; Marjorie Young (1999). Adventure Guide to the Pacific Northwest. Hunter Publishing. p. 372. ISBN 1556508441.
  2. ↑ "Group Protests Park Library Site". The Vancouver Sun. November 15, 1965. p. 33.
  3. ↑ "Mill rate retained". The Vancouver Sun. April 12, 1971. p. 8.
  4. ↑ "Club 'extravagant'". The Vancouver Sun. November 16, 1982. p. D11.