Hollenbeck Park

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.

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

Hollenbeck Park — in a 1901 postcard .
Footbridge over the lake, near the Boyle Ave. entrance (1955).