Construction started on May 1, 1906, on 13 hectares (32 acres) of land between Aubrey and Dominion streets.
[2] The main side of the park fronted 90 metres (98 yards) of the south side of Portage Avenue with a high wooden fence sporting the word "Happyland" and advertisements detailing the amusements to be found inside.
The Winnipeg Maroons would play American teams of the Northern League from Duluth, Grand Forks, Fargo, etc.
By 1914, the owners of the park had sold off a portion of the land for private residential development.
In Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg, the signage and other materials are used in a rooftop homeless encampment.