This Week in History: 1913 — civic leaders denounce plan for stadium in Stanley Park

In 1912, Thomas Mawson was one of the most famous landscape architects in the British Empire. So when the Englishman came to Vancouver and came up with a plan to transform it into a “a city beautiful,” people listened.
“Mawson Sees in Vancouver Future Paris of the Pacific Coast,” said a Vancouver Sun headline on March 28, 1912. “Famous Landscape Architect Gives His Views on Beautifying the City.”
In a speech to 300 people at the Canadian Club, he laid out his