 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Jarry Park" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(December 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Jarry Park | |
|---|---|
| Parc Jarry | |
 The lake in the park | |
 Interactive map of Jarry Park | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension,Montreal,Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°32′06″N73°37′42″W / 45.5350°N 73.6283°W /45.5350; -73.6283 |
| Area | 36 hectares (89 acres) |
| Operated by | City of Montreal |
| Open | 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access |
|
| Website | Parc Jarry |
Jarry Park is anurban park in theVilleray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough ofMontreal,Quebec,Canada. Jarry Park has total area of 36 hectares. It is considered by the City of Montreal as one of itslarge parks.[1]
From 1969 to 1976, the formerJarry Park Stadium (located in the southwest corner of the park, nowIGA Stadium) was the home of theMontreal Expos, Canada's firstMajor League Baseball team.[2] In 1984 it also hosted a Mass byPope John Paul II.[3] There is now a hall dedicated to him in District Police Station 31 (Villeray).
Facilities include softball, hockey,beach volleyball,cricket and soccer fields, a skate park, table tennis, tennis and basketball courts, a public pool,bocce andpétanque lanes, and an artificial lake, used for ice skating during the winter. In addition, there is a monument called "Paix des enfants" ("Children's Peace"), consisting of violent toys fused together.
The park is bordered by Rue Jarry to the north,Boulevard Saint-Laurent to the east, and theCanadian Pacificrail tracks to the west. On the south it is bordered by RueGary-Carter (formerly Rue Faillon), named in honour of theHall of Fame catcher for theMontreal Expos.[4]
The park was named in honour ofRaoul Jarry (1885–1930), a member of Montreal's City Council.
On 24 June 1965, Jarry Park hosted the show forSaint-Jean-Baptiste Day, the French-Canadian annual celebration day. That year, Jarry Park was chosen to present the most important event of the celebrations. 40,000 people came to hear some of Québec's most acclaimed singers, namelyPauline Julien,Clémence DesRochers,Jean-Pierre Ferland,Christine Charbonneau, Hervé Brousseau, Les Cailloux, Pierre Calvé,Renée Claude, and Pierre Létourneau.
