[1] It borders the neighborhoods of Santa Fe to the west, Fairview Park to the east, and Temescal and Shafter to the south and southeast, respectively.

In 2017, the real estate firm Redfin name Bushrod the hottest neighborhood market in the United States based on traffic to its website by potential home buyers.

The park was established in 1903 through the donation of seven and a half acres of land[4] by Dr. Bushrod Washington James, a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

[9] On April 8, 2006, a block of ice fell from the sky and landed in the park, leaving a crater that was several feet wide.

It was founded in 2009 by Ernest Mahr who previously directed two other immersion Montessori schools in the nearby area.