Niagara Falls in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

This Tablet Commemorates The Public Spirit And Generosity Of Sir Harry Oakes Bart

Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 3, 2025

1. This Tablet Commemorates The Public Spirit And Generosity Of Sir Harry Oakes Bart - Marker

Inscription. This tablet commemorates the public spirit and generosity of
Sir Harry Oakes Bart
who gave this land formerly occupied by Clifton House to the people of the Province of Ontario and made possible the erection of The Garden Theatre on this site by the Niagara Parks Commission as a place of public concourse

Work was commenced o the 9th day of September 1935 and was completed on the 18th day of September 1937

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1935.

Location. 43° 5.444′ N, 79° 4.333′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It can be reached from the intersection of Falls Avenue and Clifton Hill, on the right when traveling east. The marker is within the Oakes Garden Theatre, on the inside surface of the curved back-wall, adjacent to the central passageway through the back-wall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5857 Falls Avenue, Niagara Falls ON L2G 3K9, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas Baker McQuesten (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Oakes Garden Theatre (about 90 meters away); Upper Steel Arch Bridge (about 120 meters away); Upper Suspension Bridge

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(about 120 meters away); Rainbow Bridge (about 210 meters away); International Rainbow Bridge Commemoration (about 240 meters away); To the Memory of Burrell Hecock (about 240 meters away); Zimmerman Fountain Pond (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

This Tablet Commemorates The Public Spirit And Generosity Of Sir Harry Oakes Bart: Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 3, 2025

2. This Tablet Commemorates The Public Spirit And Generosity Of Sir Harry Oakes Bart: Marker in context

Camera faces north-west. From the camera, the grass slopes up to a curved walkway and wall; which forms a quarter circle. There are three passage-ways ("doorways") through the back wall. The marker is adjacent to (just north of) the middle passageway (beside the blue and black garbage container).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.