▁to ▁and ▁was ▁largely ▁und e velop ed ). ▁St ones ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁mark ▁out ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁re clam ation , ▁around ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁- 1 8 6 8 , ▁but ▁little ▁other ▁work ▁was ▁undert aken ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁re clam ation ▁was ▁undert aken ▁using ▁mud ▁d red ged ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁river ▁bottom ▁( d red ging ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁provide ▁cr ushed ▁o yst er ▁shell ▁for ▁mark ing ▁out ▁roads ▁and ▁path ways ) ▁and ▁street ▁swe ep ings . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁handed ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Per th ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁as ▁a ▁Crown ▁Grant ▁in ▁Trust ▁" for ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Per th ▁for ▁recre ation ▁purposes ▁forever ". ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁hand over ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Per th , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁many ▁celebr ations , ▁protest s ▁and ▁national ▁comm emor ations . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁event ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁Es pl ana de ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁Inter colon ial ▁Ex hib ition , ▁organ ised ▁by ▁Richard ▁Tw open ny ▁and ▁Jules ▁J ou bert . ▁J ou bert , ▁who ▁spent ▁several ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁over see ▁the ▁exhibition , ▁recommended ▁a ▁city ▁bath s , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁the ▁first ▁Per th ▁City ▁Bath