Identifier	clloy_163
Title	Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Calif.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1929
Subject (Topic)	Parks--California--Los Angeles; Rose gardens--California--Los Angeles; Museums--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Los Angeles (Calif.); Exposition 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/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Tichnor Quality Views
Language	eng
Description	A view of Exposition Park, looking through the rose garden, toward the Museum of Natural History. The rose garden contains two white arbors. In the foreground is a large, circular lily pond, with benches placed it.
Historical Background	Occupying 160 acres in South Los Angeles, Exposition Park is bounded by Figueroa Street to the east, King Boulevard to the south, Vermont Avenue to the west, and Exposition Boulevard to the north. Originally named Agricultural Park, it was developed in the 1870s as a showground for agricultural and horticultural fairs. The property became state land in the 1880s, but due to poor management and lack of funding, it became a haven for gambling and other illicit activities. The early 1900s saw a campaign to restore the park as public educational, cultural and recreational center, and in 1910, the park was renamed Exposition Park. The state had agreed to build an exposition building and armory if the county would construct and operate a history and art museum and the city would maintain the grounds. The museum opened in 1913 as the Museum of History, Science, and Art (later redesignated the Natural History Museum)" The park's rose garden, featuring nearly 16,000 rose bushes, opened in 1928 just outside the original entrance to the museum.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 129591; Series number: T421
Additional Notes	Approximate date from postmark.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection