By 1835 conditions at the hospital had deteriorated considerably and the institution was found to house more of the poor and destitute of the city than the sick.

By 1890 the grounds of the park were laid out according to the design of city inspector Michael Bambrick and landscaped by gardener Patrick Redmond.

After its inauguration Victoria Park became a popular venue for performances by local bands, and paid admission to some helped to fund the erection of a bandstand.

The early park also boasted an impressive monument to Moses Monroe: a fifteen-foot high goblet with lions' head fountains pouring into a shallow bowl,[3] as well as the natural cascades of Mullin's Brook descending from Hamilton Avenue.

Work to date includes an entrance plaza on Hamilton Avenue, illumination for the sledding hill, a new pedestrian bridge, and new playground equipment.