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Identifier	clloy_151
Title	The Conservatories, Eastlake Park, Los Angeles, Cal.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1915
Subject (Topic)	Conservatories--California--Los Angeles; Greenhouses--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	Exterior view of the conservatories at Eastlake Park in Los Angeles, brick buildings roofed in glass, situated in a park-like setting.
Historical Background	Lincoln park, originally named East Los Angeles park, is located on Mission Road at Valley Blvd. The land was originally given to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, with the expectation that the company would establish shops alongside the railroad, but when the Southern Pacific failed to build the promised shops, the city purchased back the land for use as a park. The park was dedicated in 1881, and in 1901, the name changed to Eastlake Park. The park was renamed again in 1917, to Lincoln Park, after a local high school. The park featured a lake covering over 6 acres, where visitors could go boating. It had a large conservatory and cactus with a collection of over 200 species of cacti, as well as the Los Angeles area's first zoological garden. It was also a popular spot for picnicking. Located just across from the park were two more popular tourist destinations: an Ostrich Farm and an Alligator farm.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "The Conservatories, Eastlake Park, Los Angeles, Cal. One of the newer attractions here is the Conservatories containing one of the finest botanical exhibits displaying a diversity of growth of rare plants from all parts of the country."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: A-61357; Series number: L. A. 1
Additional Notes	Date from publisher's serial number.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection