Oppenheimer Park
oppenheimer park park located historic japantown pauerugai downtown eastside vancouver british columbia canada park opened powell street ground vancouver second mayor david oppenheimer later renamed honour park bounded jackson dunlevy avenue powell east cordova street park facility include softball field basketball hoop childrens playground community centre bathroom meeting space public computer access park employ two fulltime activity coordinator several parttime staff historically park notable site one large demonstration striking worker event bloody sunday asahi baseball team used park home field prior world war ii park remained popular middleclass family destination late crack cocaine trade abuse began dominate park usage since initiative vancouver police strathcona business improvement association attempted return park original image safe recreation success park upgraded reconfiguration pathway addition playground basketball hoop new field house july member first nation community occupied oppenheimer park creating makeshift tent city protest city vancouver attempt evict homeless people living park protester cited fact vancouver including parkland unceded first nation land bc supreme court decision stated homeless person allowed camp public park alternative shelter available protester camper given deadline vacate park october injunction granted vancouver park board evict protester site tent remained park deadline protester camper removed park five people arrested october resisting vacate park late site large homeless encampment encampment dismantled may park since fenced ministerial order issued response covid pandemic vancouver park board initially planned phased reopening park decided close park indefinitely due repeated breakins vandalism park building summer park beginning reopen phase powell street festival — vancouver longest running community celebration homeground festival asahi tribute baseball game endless summer festival oppenheimer park — city vancouver