In 1912, the City of Hamilton bought the property that currently includes BCSS, Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre, Jimmy Thompson Memorial Pool, and
Tim Hortons Field from lawyer and businessman John J. Scott. Scott intended for the land to be used as a
park, and approached the city multiple times about selling. In 1915, the property was transferred to the parks board, and it became known as Scott Park. Also in 1912, King George Elementary School opened on the outskirts of the future Scott Park, the first of five schools that would be located within or just outside the property. Prince of Wales Elementary School opened in 1921, followed by Scott Park Secondary in 1966, and Parkview shortly after.
Scott Park Secondary School Scott Park Secondary School was a public secondary school located in Hamilton, Ontario. It was a part of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board and opened in 1966. The school closed in 2001, and sat vacant until its demolition in 2015. It was initially sold by the school board after its closure, but was
expropriated in 2013 with the intention of using the property as the parking lot for the future Bernie Custis Secondary School. The new school was eventually built on the property.
2012–2019 In 2012, the HWDSB voted to close eight secondary schools, including Delta, Sir John A. Macdonald, and Parkview. In October 2013, the board then voted to build a new high school on the site of Parkview and neighbouring King George schools, with a parking lot on the property housing the vacant Scott Park school down the street. Construction was initially scheduled to be completed by 2015. The lack of outdoor recreational space was the primary reason why the original plan was to build the school on the King George/Parkview property. When the HWDSB had to change the plan, they attempted to mitigate the problem by coordinating with the city to building a neighbouring recreation centre and purchasing a nearby commercial property to build a park on. ==See also==