rage ▁them ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁sports ▁and ▁families ▁to ▁pic nic ▁and ▁relax ▁together . ▁It ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁efforts ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁purchased ▁this ▁land , ▁which ▁had ▁up ▁till ▁then ▁been ▁le ased ▁from ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁owner , ▁Stanley ▁Clark ▁B agg ▁( mem orial ized ▁by ▁B agg ▁Street ▁further ▁south ▁in ▁Pl ate au ▁Mont - Ro yal ). ▁Ra oul ▁Jar ry ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁the ▁park ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him ▁( where as ▁Jar ry ▁Street ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Bernard ▁Ble ign ier ▁dit ▁Jar ry , ▁an ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁land l ord ▁who ▁Jar ry ▁was ▁desc ended ). ▁Bro ther ▁Henri ▁( 1 8 9 3 - 1 9 6 1 ) ▁would ▁become ▁al der man ▁for ▁V iller ay ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ▁The ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁is ▁seeing ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁people ▁moving ▁into ▁V iller ay . ▁Att ract ing ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁its ▁somewhat ▁central ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁Island ▁of ▁Montreal , ▁its ▁access ▁to ▁Metro ▁stations , ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Jean ▁Tal on ▁Market ▁and ▁Little ▁Italy , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁relatively ▁close ▁to ▁sho pping ▁areas ▁like ▁Rock land ▁Center ▁and ▁March é ▁Central . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁rev ital ization ▁of ▁Jar ry ▁Park , ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁increasing ly ▁more ▁popular