ren ▁with ▁hardly ▁any ▁trees . ▁ ▁Or dn ance ▁Survey ▁maps ▁of ▁this ▁time ▁show ▁the ▁land ▁named ▁as ▁T oll cross ▁Park . ▁▁ 1 8 6 7 – 1 8 6 8 : ▁H undred s ▁of ▁un emp loy ed ▁art is ans ▁and ▁labour ers ▁were ▁employed ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁to ▁give ▁them ▁something ▁to ▁do ▁during ▁the ▁great ▁trade ▁de pression . ▁▁ 1 8 7 0 : ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁officially ▁opened ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁Princess ▁Alex andra ▁of ▁Den mark ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁King ▁Edward ▁VII . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁D enn ist oun ▁area ▁( border ing ▁H agh ill ) ▁about ▁two ▁miles ▁from ▁Glasgow ' s ▁ ▁city ▁centre , ▁It ▁s its ▁neat ly ▁between ▁the ▁M 8 ▁motor way ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁Alex andra ▁Par ade / C umber na uld ▁Road ▁( A 8 / A 8 0 ) ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁Pro van ▁Road ▁( R idd rie ) ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁S ann ox ▁Gard ens ▁( Mil n bank ) ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁It ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁in ▁area . ▁Its ▁most ▁ident ifiable ▁features ▁are ▁the ▁two ▁large ▁ped est rian ▁gates ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁from ▁Alex andra ▁Par ade / C umber na uld ▁Road . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁notable ▁features ▁of ▁Alex andra ▁Park ▁is ▁the ▁ ▁cast - ir on