Historic Sites of Manitoba: Roy Davis Memorial Park (475 Thames Avenue, Winnipeg)

Previously known as Thames Park, this small park in northeast Winnipeg was renamed on 20 June 1991 in commemoration of community activist Roy Davis.

Davis commemorative monument in Roy Davis Park

Davis commemorative monument in Roy Davis Park (September 2014)
Source: Nathan Kramer

Roy Davis commemorative plaque

Roy Davis commemorative plaque (September 2014)
Source: Nathan Kramer

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90877, W97.10113
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Roy Davis (1926-1990)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: El Tassi Park (Talbot Avenue, Winnipeg)

Sources:

We thank Jim Smith for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 20 April 2021

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