A camellia garden was added in 1956 in memory of Aram Adams (who was a local automobile dealer).

After years of planning, and raising funds, the Mill Creek project was born.

The plan was to create a linear park which would run along the Kern Island Canal.

This included constructing winding paths, replace lighting, and expanding the canal to a lake.

That segment is also lined with an iron fence (with pedestrian gates), since it primarily runs next to a residential neighborhood.

The section between the yard and Truxtun Avenue was not changed since it was already improved when the Beale Memorial Library was built in 1988.

The section between Truxtun Avenue and 19th Street could not be improved because the parking lots and buildings of the Hill House (a Best Western Plus hotel) were constructed too close to the canal to allow for improvements at the present time.