[1][2] The Toronto Transit Commission took over the factory and converted it into a bus garage on the site in the 1947, and used it until the 1960s, and it later became a repair and maintenance facility.

[citation needed] The community, notably local schools, rallied to cancel the plan and convert the site to open space, of which there was a lack in the area.

The city council endorsed the plan to convert the bus garage site, clean it of toxins, and build a park.

[3] The park cost $700,000 and was officially opened on September 17, 1995 by Mayor Barbara Hall and Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski.

[4] The park has two mini-soccer fields for youth soccer, two tennis courts and one baseball diamond for sports.

A farmer's market is held each Monday by the West-End Food Co-op and sells local produce, meat, baked goods, soaps and services.

Community fund-raising purchased much of the materials for the project, which was constructed by a contractor selected by the City of Toronto Parks Department.

It is part of a Metrolinx transit project to provide a rail link from Union Station to Pearson Airport.

[12] A mural was also painted in Perth Avenue Parkette, north of Bloor Street by Olaf Schneider.