In August 2010 the video of the Redfern speech was added to the National Film and Sound Archives as a sign and tribute to its significance in Australian history. In 2011 the speech was also voted the third most "unforgettable speech" of all time by ABC Radio National listeners behind Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" speech. The park contained typical components of a late nineteenth century Australian municipal park: the fountain and main gates (which survive) and the now vanished urns, bandstand, kiosk and sports pavilions. The surviving elements, and the documentary record, provides evidence of the efforts and generosity of local businessmen and aldermen, particularly John Baptist (junior) and George W. Howe, in contributing to the creation of a park as an amenity for their municipality. Whilst perimeter fig ("Ficus spp.", e.g. "F. macrophylla": Moreton Bay fig; "F. rubiginosa": Port Jackson fig; "F. virens": white fig) planting is typical of Sydney parks, the surviving mature planting is of both botanical and aesthetic significance for the layout, the range of specimen plantings, the use of rare Australian rainforest species and exotic palms recommended by successive directors of the Botanic Gardens, Moore and Maiden. The mature plantings of Redfern Park are a well-known local landmark, particularly the fig tree perimeter and the tall palms ("Washingtonia robusta": Californian desert fan palm) and Norfolk Island pines ("Araucaria heterophylla") marking entrances. The location and size of the park, the position of the entrances and the surrounding street and lane layout, reflects the subdivision of William Redfern's grant into the characteristic grid of colonial town planning. The archaeological record is likely to contain evidence of former uses and early improvements to the park. The choice of designer, the overall layout of the park, forming an urban lung, the addition of a children's playground, and the surviving requests for use of the park by local amateur clubs, reflect attempts by Reverend Boyce and the Aldermen to introduce benefi cial fresh air, sunlight, sport and active play into the daily life of the local workforce. Fitness has continued to be an importance aspect of the park's pattern of use, evidenced by children's holiday activities and National Fitness Camps. Two surviving structures from the original scheme: the Baptist Fountain and the main gates show the transition from a reliance on British design and manufacturing towards an Australian identity.