“Back on Track” Proposal, by the Steveston Interurban Restoration Society, July 1992. Without the sense of enclosure created by the double row, the impact of the unique structural form is diminished.ĭenise Cook, BLA, PBD (Public History) Julie MacDonald, Julie MacDonald Heritage Consulting Today there is a single row of poles on the west side the railway tracks, some with remains of hardware attached at the top. The original structure of a double row of power poles meeting above the track is no longer evident. The remaining poles on the site represent only a portion of the electrical system. Several of the power poles appear to have been replaced. As this park path is a part of the whole Richmond Trail system, the City must consider the liability of exposed tracks on a trail. There are plans to bury tracks in the park section, leaving only the very tops showing. The tracks are no longer in use however, they appear unchanged. The power poles originally were the double row system which ran down either side of the railway tracks. Together they mark the right-of-way of the BC Electric Railway trams, and follow the original route which remains a part of Steveston Park. The railway tracks and the remaining wooden power poles are an historical feature in the landscape. There is a row of rhododendrons between the railway tracks and the playground. The railway tracks and power poles border the park and define the western edge, with grass and gravel around the railway tracks themselves. This small neighbourhood park is mainly grass and trees, both conifers and deciduous, broken up by grassed berms. A row of rhododendrons grow between the tracks and the playground to further define the edges of the two spaces. The trees are both deciduous (maples, flowering cherry, etc) and coniferous (pine) trees. The design is natural and open, with no obvious design followed. The area immediately around the railroad track is short grass and gravel. The railway track borders the park and defines the western edge. This small, corner park is mainly grass and trees, with small mounds to break up the flatness of the area.
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