C. 1967; "Jackson Park Sunken Gardens and fountain. A nearby rose garden symbolizes Windsor's title as the "City of Roses". Jackson Park is located south and east of the intersection of Tecumseh Road and Ouellette Avenue; the park was purchased at the end of 1927 from the Windsor Jockey Club; it was officially named Jackson Park in July 1929 in honour of Mayor Jackson, Windsor's mayor at the time; the construction of the gardens began in 1930 with federal support.