Enmore Park Plan of Management - Land

Conservation Management StrategyEnmore ParkFigure H12 – Photo from c. late 1930s looking east up the main entry pathway from EnmoreRoad, with the Phoenix palms lining the path. These palms were removed c. early 1950s.No bandstand is apparent at the end of this pathway. Source: Marrickville local history centre.By 1942, the overall composition of the park was little changed from its configuration in 1930.Aerial photographic evidence suggests that the key paths through the park had been formalisedand possibly resurfaced from their state prior to the 1930s upgrading works. Plantings made aspart of these improvement works had not become mature enough to appear on the 1942 aerialimage. Of most interest from the 1940s period of the park’s development were the zig-zagedlines seen located around the park’s boundaries. This overview has not confirmed what theseelements were, but as they seem to have been removed by 1951, it is likely that they werefacilities or features built for WWII purposes.Figure H13 – Aerial photo from 1942 showing the formalised path network through the park andthe zig-zagging elements referred to above. Source: Marrickville Council.Mayne-Wilson & Associates11Conservation Landscape Architects