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Identifier	clloy_043
Title	Pleasure pier and boat house, Eastlake Park, Los Angeles, Cal.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1915
Subject (Topic)	Parks--California--Los Angeles; Recreation areas--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
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.; Sohmer Brothers
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	View of the pleasure pier and the boat house at Eastlake Park in Los Angeles, California.
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: "One of the finest picnic grounds in the city, with a beautiful lake for boating. For the children can be found plenty of swings, a merry-go-round, and other pastimes. A very fine botanical exhibit may be seen here."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: A-61358; Series number: L.A. 2
Additional Notes	Printed on textured paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection