Gidan shakatawa na McCormick

McCormick Park wani wurin shakatawa ne na birni da wurin nishaɗi a lamba 66 Sheridan Avenue a cikin unguwar Brockton Village da ke yankin Little Portugal a Toronto, Ontario, Kanada. An buɗe shi a shekarar 1911 a matsayin filin wasa na McCormick a kan kadarar tsohon Grand National Rink kuma daga baya aka canza shi zuwa sunansa na yanzu a 1963, McCormick Park yana kusa da Titin Dufferin da Titin Dundas . Yana da iyaka da Brock Avenue a yamma, da Sheridan Avenue a gabas, da Frankish Avenue a arewa da kuma Middleton Street a kudu. Wurin shakatawar ya ƙunshi fadin 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) wanda ke da lu'u-lu'u na baseball, filayen wasan ƙwallon kwando, wurin waha da filin wasa na yara . An sanya masa suna ne bayan Mary Virginia McCormick, mazaunin Toronto wacce ita ce babbar 'yar wani Ba'amurke mai ƙirƙira Cyrus Hall McCormick . Cibiyar Nishaɗi ta Mary McCormick da ke 66 Sheridan Avenue da kuma McCormick Playground Arena da ke 179 Brock Avenue suna nan a ƙarshen arewa na wurin shakatawar. Tarihi Filin wasa da filin wasan baseball, 1896 zuwa 1910 McCormick Park yana cikin filin Grand National Rink, wani filin wasa na budewa a 153 Brock Avenue wanda dan kasuwa Andrew Wheeler Green ne daga 1896 zuwa 1902. Shekaru shida bayan rufe filin wasa, an sake bude yankin arewa a watan Janairun 1908 yayin da Royal Alexandra Rink, filin wasa na hockey na budewa a 189 Brock Avenue. Zuwa watan Afrilu mai zuwa, filin wasa da kadarorin da ke makwabtaka da shi, wanda ya kai jimillar 1.2 hectares (3.0 acres), suka zama filin wasan baseball . An buɗe Brock Avenue Rink a wurin tsohon Royal Alexandra Rink a watan Disamba na 1909 a 189 Brock Avenue. An shirya gina filin wasan hockey na dindindin na Toronto Professional Hock Club a shekara mai zuwa a filin wasan baseball amma lokacin da aka rusa Ƙungiyar Hock ta Kanada a ranar 15 ga Janairu, 1910, shirin gina filin wasan ya ƙare. An gudanar da taron tsere kan kankara na ƙarshe da aka sani a Brock Avenue Rink a watan Maris na 1910. Ƙungiyar Wasannin Wasannin Toronto A ranar 7 ga Satumba, 1910, Mary Virginia McCormick ta ba da gudummawar CA$ 10,000 ( equivalent to $272,824 ) ) [ 29 ] ga Ƙungiyar Filin Wasannin Toronto, ƙungiyar masu fafutuka da aka kafa a shekarar 1908 waɗanda membobinsu suka yi aiki tare da Sashen Wuraren Shakatawa na Toronto don gina wuraren wasanni na yara a faɗin birnin. Cottingham Square, wurin shakatawa na birni mai faɗin 0.7 hectares (1.7 acres) wanda ke kusa da gidan McCormick, shine wurin da aka fara amfani da filin wasan amma ƙungiyar ta yi watsi da shi saboda wurin yana kusa da layin Jirgin Ƙasa na Kanada na Pacific . An sayar da filin tsohon filin wasa da kuma filin wasan baseball da ke Brock Avenue a watan Nuwamba na 1910 kuma aka raba shi zuwa filayen gidaje. Majalisar Birnin Toronto ta sayi 1.1 hectares (2.7 acres) na wannan filin a cikin watan da ya biyo baya kan dala $34,000 ( equivalent to $927,600 a shekarar 2023 ) [ 29 ] domin kafa filin wasa a yammacin birnin . A ranar 3 ga Maris, 1911, ƙungiyar ta amince da sabon wurin kuma McCormick ya yi tayin samar da ƙarin dala $5,000 ( equivalent to $142,461 a shekarar 2023 ) [ 29 ] don samar da kayan aiki ga filin wasan. Ta ba da ƙarin gudummawa ga ƙungiyar, wanda, kafin Satumba 1912, jimillar gudummawarta ta kai $25,000 ( equivalent to $620,399 a shekarar 2023 ). [ 29 ] Parkland Filin Wasan McCormick, 1911 zuwa 1963 An buɗe filin wasan McCormick da ke 163 Brock Avenue da wani biki a ranar 1 ga Yuli, 1911. Ya ƙunshi tsani masu hawa, kujerun glider, wuraren shakatawa , akwatunan yashi, wuraren shakatawa, zamiya, juyawa da babban wurin waha don nishaɗin yara. Akwai wuraren wasan kankara don wasan hockey da kankara don lokacin hunturu. Wannan shine filin wasa na uku da yara ke kula da shi a cikin kadarorin birni wanda Ƙungiyar Wasannin Wasannin Toronto ke kula da shi, bayan filin wasa na St. Andrew da ke kan titin Adelaide a 1909 [ da filin wasa na Osler da ke kan titin Argyle a 1910. Yana kwaikwayon filayen wasa na Hukumar Chicago South Park, , shine filin wasa na farko na ƙungiyar da ke da cibiyar nishaɗi ta cikin gida wacce ke aiki duk shekara. Shi ne filin wasa mafi girma na dindindin a Toronto kuma yankinsa ya girma a 1957 lokacin da Majalisar Birnin Toronto ta sami ƙarin 0.41 hectares (1.0 acre) na ƙasa maƙwabta akan $125,000 ( equivalent to $1,326,858 a shekarar 2023 ). [ 29 ] Cibiyar Nishaɗi ta McCormick Park, 1964 zuwa 2003 Jerin fitattun 'yan wasa Louise Agoues, 'yar wasan zorro ta tagulla a gasar ƙwallon ƙungiyar mata a gasar Pan American Games ta 1967 wadda ta zo ta uku a gasar ƙwallon mata a gasar Canadian Fencing Association Eastern Canada Championships a McCormick Recreation Centre a ranar 30 ga Afrilu, 1972. Muhammad Ali, zakaran damben duniya mai nauyi wanda ya kasance bako a gasar damben Metro Toronto Junior Boxing Championships a McCormick Recreation Centre a ranar 21 ga Maris, 1966, kwanaki takwas kafin wasan damben nasa a Maple Leaf Gardens da ke Toronto. Akim Aliu, ɗan wasa na Ƙungiyar Hockey ta Parkdale Flames a filin wasa na McCormick wanda ya zama ɗan wasan hockey tare da Calgary Flames a 2012. Kay Aoyama, zakaran wasan zorn na mata na Kanada a shekarar 1971 wacce ta lashe kambun foil na mata a gasar cin kofin Canadian Fencing Association Central Ontario Championships a McCormick Recreation Centre a ranar 19 ga Maris, 1972. Vince Barton, ɗan wasa na Cibiyar Nishaɗi ta McCormick wanda ya zama ɗan wasan ƙwallon baseball tare da Chicago Cubs a 1931. Yank Boyd, ɗan wasa na Cibiyar Nishaɗi ta McCormick wanda ya zama ɗan wasan hockey tare da Detroit Red Wings a 1934. Gord Brydson, ɗan wasa na Cibiyar Nishaɗi ta McCormick wanda ya zama ɗan wasan golf kuma ya lashe Gasar Ƙungiyar 'Yan Wasan Golf na Kanada a 1944 da 1948. Bill Buchanan, ɗan wasa na Cibiyar Nishaɗi ta McCormick wanda ya zama ɗan wasan kama ƙwallon ƙafa tare da Ƙungiyar Wasan Baseball ta Toronto Osler a 1918, ƙungiyar da ta lashe Gasar Wasannin Wasannin Toronto na tsawon shekaru biyu masu zuwa. Thomas Clarence Burt, ɗan wasa na Cibiyar Nishaɗi ta McCormick kuma tsohon ɗan wasan Yaƙin Duniya na Ɗaya wanda ya zama kyaftin na Ƙungiyar Wasan Baseball ta Toronto Osler a 1926. William Gladstone "Glad" Calhoun, kocin Toronto Osler Baseball Club wanda ya zama babban manajan Cibiyar Nishaɗi ta McCormick daga 1921 zuwa 1948. Patrick Chan, ɗan wasa na West Toronto Skating Club a filin wasa na McCormick wanda ya zama zakaran tseren kankara na zinare a gasar Olympics ta hunturu ta 2018. George Chuvalo, zakaran damben masu nauyi na Kanada wanda ya kasance bako a gasar cin kofin dambe ta Toronto Junior Boxing Championships a McCormick Recreation Centre a ranakun 8 da 10 ga Maris, 1969. Manazarta