A Statue in Stanley Park

On that sunny Saturday afternoon of September 26th, Philip drove us by way of Park Drive into Stanley Park, west side of Vancouver Downtown. Before this, I never knew that the Park was on a peninsula surrounding by sea water on three sides. Later of the day when I looked at a map, I learned that a road went through the park linking Vancouver proper to North Vancouver.

On we went along Park Drive and passed a statue. The statue looked like a male athlete with a running pose. I did not know his name until today I found it by surfing the Internet.

It was the Statue of Harry Winston Jerome who was the British Columbia's athlete of the century 1871 to 1971. He was born in September 30th, 1940 and died on December 7th, 1982. Because of his great successes in sports, he received the 1971 order of Canada. Sir Walter Scott wrote the following line for him, “The will to do, the soul to dare”. This shows to me that the Canadians are proud of this great athlete who brings fame to the country.

In the photo, the background of this statue was Downtown Vancouver. A giant ocean-liner was parking at the pier called Canada Place. This is where Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre lies. The Centre is easily spotted out by its white tent-like tops.

The Vancouver Lookout tops Harbour Centre and itself looks like a spinning “top”. It was opened by American astronaut, Neil Armstrong, in 1977. The top is a revolving restaurant. High above the surrounding buildings, the Lookout is a perfect place for visitors or local people to take a bird’s eye view of the city. Glass elevators bring visitors skyward 130 metres to the Observation Deck to take a 360-degree view of downtown, suburbs in the south, the Pacific Ocean and Stanley Park in its west, the Coal Harbour and the North Shore Mountains in its north.