Hollenbeck Park

Coordinates: 34°02′24″N 118°13′05″W / 34.039956°N 118.21804°W / 34.039956; -118.21804

Hollenbeck Park — in a 1901 postcard.

Hollenbeck Park is city park in the Boyle Heights district of Los Angeles, California. It is located on the corner of Saint Louis and Fourth Streets, near Boyle Avenue.

The park features grassy knolls, picnic areas, playgrounds, a skateboard park, and a man-made lake.

History

Footbridge over the lake, near the Boyle Ave. entrance (1955).

Hollenbeck Park has been a lush oasis in the neighborhood since 1892. The park was named for John Edward Hollenbeck (1829 - 1885), founder of First National Bank, whose widow, along with former L.A. Mayor William Workman, donated 21 acres (85,000 m²) of land.

In May 1929, the Laurel and Hardy film Men O' War was filmed here, back when there were still rental boats for the public.

In the 1950s, the Golden State Freeway was built against its western boundary.

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Parks in Los Angeles, California

Downtown	Grand Park Central Library Park Los Angeles State Historic Park Pershing Square Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park

Northeast	Ernest E. Debs Regional Park Heritage Square Hollenbeck Park Lincoln Park Mariachi Plaza Rio de Los Angeles State Park Sycamore Grove

Northwest	Echo Park Elysian Park Lafayette Park Macarthur Park

Hollywood	Barnsdall Art Park Campo de Cahuenga Griffith Park Runyon Canyon Park

Wilshire	Hancock Park La Cienega Park Pan-Pacific Park

South Los Angeles	Exposition Park Gilbert Lindsay Park Jesse Owens Memorial Park Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area Mary Bethune Park Vermont Square Park

Westside	Cheviot Hills Park Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Topanga State Park Will Rogers State Historic Park

Harbor	Angels Gate Cabrillo Beach Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park Peck Park

San Fernando Valley	Bell Canyon Park El Escorpión Park Hansen Dam Lake Balboa Limekiln Canyon Los Encinos State Historic Park Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park O'Melveny Park Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park The Japanese Garden Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park Woodley Park

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Hollenbeck Park

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