The park and its monument are not military memorials, but the name does refer to victory in war. After the Second World War, Hugh Gilchrist who was Red Deer Parks Superintendent and a war veteran, decided to name the park - Victory Park, as it was shaped like a V and the timing was appropriate (after the war). The land was designated park area and just happened to be shaped like a V because of surrounding streets.
Red Deer, Alberta
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Inscription
VICTORY PARK
THIS SMALL V-SHAPED PARK IS KNOWN LOCALLY
AS VICTORY PARK. THE SCULPTURE WHICH
DOMINATES THE PARK WAS COMMISSIONED
BY THE SCULPTURE FOR RED DEER COMMITTEE
AND WAS CREATED BY ARTIST DEAN EILERTSON
A NATIVE OF EDMONTON. THE MAIN STREET
SCENE WAS ONE OF A SERIES COMMISSIONED
IN 1980 TO COMMEMORATE THE 75TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA.
VICTORY PARK AND THE STREET SILHOUETTE
SCULPTURE SERVE AS A REMINDER OF THE EARLY
YEARS OF THE CITY OF RED DEER.
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Location
Victory Park
a triangle piece of land surrounded by Ross Street on the North, 49th Street on the South and 46 avenue on the West.
Red Deer
Alberta
Victory Park
a triangle piece of land surrounded by Ross Street on the North, 49th Street on the South and 46 avenue on the West.
Red Deer
Alberta
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 52.26846
Long. -113.80165
Lat. 52.26846
Long. -113.80165
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