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Identifier	clloy_159
Title	[Hollenbeck Park, with Santa Fe Hospital in the distance]
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1907-1929
Subject (Topic)	Parks--California--Los Angeles; Hospitals--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Hollenbeck Park (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, Calif.); Los Angeles (Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Collection Identifier	http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9489r2nz
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Language	eng
Description	View overlooking a lake at Hollenbeck Park, with the Santa Fe Hospital in the distance. Several visitors paddle canoes across the waterway, with more watching from the shore, or on a bridge over the lake.
Historical Background	Hollenbeck Park was dedicated in 1893, on 26 acres in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, between Fourth Street and Boyle Avenue. The land was donated in 1890-91 by William H. Workman and Mrs. J. E. Hollenbeck. Mr. Workman donated two-thirds of the land, and Mrs. Hollenbeck donated the remaining third. The park was originally going to be named Workman-Hollenbeck park, but Mr. Workman declined the offer. The park's main feature was a ravine that was converted to a lake, circled by a winding footpath. It offered a quiet space for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and picnicking. In the 1950s, the Golden State Freeway was built, passing through the park and reducing its area. The Santa Fe Hospital shown in the distance is one of several hospitals operated by the Santa Fe Railway company, primarily for the care of railway employees in case of accidents or emergencies, but also equipped as a general hospital.
Additional Notes	Real photo postcard on KRUXO Paper.
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

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