Official Name:
LUCY DAY PARK
Also Known As: Clinton Street Park
Location: Clinton St., near the end of Barnesdale Ave. N., north of Barton St. E. and west of Gage Ave. N. - Ward 3
Survey Description: Plan 220, Block 5, Lots 1, 2, part of Lots 3, 4, 5; Block 2, part of Lot 8 and part of street. Reference Plan 62R4642, Part 3
Size: 0.29 hectares (0.72 acres)
Official Naming Date: April 29, 1989
Features: playground, spray pad, benches, picnic tables, walkways, flower beds
History
The park is located on the site of the former Hamilton Foundry, which went bankrupt in 1987 and was later purchased for parks and recreation purposes.
Lucy Day Park was named after a woman who devoted most of her life to the children of the area. Lucy Day (1918 - 1966), who lived across the street from the property, often had 10 - 15 children on her porch where she would tell them stories and fairy-tales, and generally look out for their safety. In the 1940's and 1950's she pushed for a playground but this never happened while she was alive. The park was opened in her honour on August 3, 1989, which would have been her 71st birthday.
Lucy Day Park was officially named on April 29, 1989.
References:
1. Corporation of the City of Hamilton, Department of Public Works and Traffic, Parks Division, Park Development Section. Parks Master Plan database, 1996.
2. Hamilton Journal. May 3, 1989. p. 13.
3. Hamilton Journal. July 26, 1989. p. 18.
