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Identifier	clloy_041
Title	A walk through the roses, Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, Cal.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1915?
Subject (Topic)	Gardens--California--Los Angeles; Parks--California--Los Angeles; Boathouses
Subject (Place)	Lincoln Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.; Theo. Sohmer
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	A view of Lincoln park, showing a path lined with red rose bushes on either side in the foreground, a boathouse on the edge of a lake on the right, and trees in the distance.
Historical Background	Lincoln Park, located at the east corner of Mission Road and Valley Boulevard, is one of Los Angeles' oldest public parks. Although the first date of the park is usually given as 1874, it was officially dedicated in 1883. Lincoln Park was originally known as East Los Angeles Park and later as East Lake Park. The park only became known as Lincoln Park after Lincoln High School was built in 1914. By the early twentieth century, Lincoln Park was a 45-acre park that contained picturesque gardens, a man-made lake covering around 8 acres, a boathouse, beautiful walkways, and a carousel (which burned down in 1976)" The park also included several conservatories which housed exotic plants and hosted many horticultural exhibitions. The original conservatories were removed by the late 1950s, when the city added a swimming pool, picnic pavilion, and bathhouse at the former site of the conservatories.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "A tract of about 45 acres, a delightful place for picnics, affords more of interest for children, as it has a merry-go-round, swings and a lake for boating."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: A-61362; Series number: L.A. 6
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection