- Title
- Hollenbeck Park, Los Angeles, Cal.
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- Description
- A view of Hollenbeck park, with swans on the grass in the foreground, and paths and a small waterway with a bridge over it winding through the park. Behind the bridge is a small boathouse. On the far shore, a woman sits on a bench.
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- Physical description
- 1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
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- Subject
- Parks--California--Los Angeles; Boathouses--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
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- Note
- 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.
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- Collection Location
- Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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- Type
- ["Postcards"]
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- Geographic Location
- Boyle Heights (Calif.); Los Angeles (Calif.)
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- Language
- eng
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