J. Dolan Park, East Fremantle. John Dolan (1901-1986) was MLC (1963-1974) and a Cabinet Minister. He was also a teacher at Beaconsfield, Fremantle Boys School, Fremantle Boys High School and John Curtin High School. Named by East Fremantle Council in 1982. It's a little bit of green between Riverside Road and the river and near the Stirling Bridge, with a tiny parking area for half a dozen vehicles.
The W.H. Kitson Park is directly opposite, across Beach Street. It contains the 'Plympton Steps' which rise up to Canning Highway, opposite the Plympton (now Tradewinds) Hotel and what was Tom Owen's pharmacy.
East Fremantle Council Design Workshop on this park 2014: 'The Plympton steps are currently undergoing stabilisation and important safety works and will form an integral part of the plan developed for Kitson Park.'
Garry Gillard | New: 24 March, 2016 | Now: 24 April, 2024