th ▁water front ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁road ▁along ▁the ▁northern ▁boundary ▁of ▁that ▁space ▁is ▁called ▁The ▁Es pl ana de . ▁ ▁The ▁reserve ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁on ▁land ▁rec laimed ▁from ▁the ▁Per th ▁Water ▁northern ▁shore ▁between ▁the ▁William ▁Street ▁and ▁Bar rack ▁Street ▁j ett ies . ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁hot els , ▁railway ▁stations ▁and ▁other ▁features ▁have ▁used ▁the ▁term ▁Es pl ana de ▁to ▁show ▁their ▁link ▁to ▁the ▁space . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Per th ▁Water ▁northern ▁edge ▁from ▁Mount ▁El iza ▁in ▁Kings ▁Park ▁to ▁The ▁C ause way ▁has ▁been ▁extens ively ▁modified ▁by ▁land fill ▁along ▁the ▁original ▁pre - Europe an ▁river ▁shore . ▁Many ▁projects ▁and ▁constru ctions ▁on ▁the ▁Es pl ana de ▁area ▁and ▁adjacent ▁areas ▁have ▁significantly ▁reflected ▁the ▁changing ▁identity ▁of ▁Per th . ▁ ▁The ▁Es pl ana de ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁site ▁of ▁active ▁recre ation ▁for ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁site ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁administrative ▁and ▁resident ial ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁concern ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁when ▁a ▁fund ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁recre ation ▁ground ▁was ▁established . ▁( A ▁recre ation ▁ground , ▁now ▁Well ington ▁Square , ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁town ▁plan ▁but ▁was ▁considered ▁too ▁far ▁for ▁most ▁people ▁to ▁walk