Parks and Green Space in Council District 13

Barnsdall Art Park

Barnsdall Art Park
Location:
East Hollywood
Address:
4800 Hollywood Blvd.
Operator:
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks

Barnsdall Park is home to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, which he designed and built for Aline Barnsdall in the 1920s. In 2007, the city completed the Great Lawn around the house as originally envisioned by Wright. The park also includes an art gallery and is the location of special events and exhibitions throughout the year.

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Bellevue Recreation Center

Bellevue Recreation Center
Location:
Silver Lake
Address:
826 Lucile Ave.
Operator:
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks

Barnsdall Park is home to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, which This park features a football field, baseball diamond, basketball courts, a jogging path, children’s play area, barbecue pits, and picnic tables. Recreational programming including sports, cooking, arts and crafts is also available.

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Bimini-Slough Ecology Park

Bimini-Slough Ecology Park
Location:
East Hollywood
Address:
184 Bimini Place (adjacent to the Bresee Foundation, 2nd Street between Bimini Place and Juanita Avenue)
Operator:
The Bresee Foundation

This park features 20,000 square feet of open space with playground equipment, park benches, and wireless internet access. In addition to providing green and open space for neighborhood families to enjoy, the park incorporates permeable surfaces, a trash interceptor that filters large items, and root systems of indigenous plants in the “bio-swale” that filters out the toxins that would otherwise find their way into our waterways and onto our beaches. The park also includes a state-of the-art drip irrigation system to reduce water usage.

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Chevy Chase Park Recreation Center

Chevy Chase Park Recreation Center
Location:
Atwater Village
Address:
4165 Chevy Chase Dr.
Operator:
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks

This park features an indoor gym and basketball courts, a children’s play area, handball courts, picnic tables, and sports and other recreational programs.

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Dayton Heights

Dayton Heights
Location:
East Hollywood
Address:
607 North Westmoreland Ave. (at Melrose Ave.)
Operator:
Los Angeles Unified School District and City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks

This playground expansion at Dayton Heights Elementary School is a joint use project between the city and school district. It includes playground equipment and a sports field. Students use the park during the school day and it is available for community organizations to use during evenings and weekends.

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Dorothy and Benjamin Smith Park

Dorothy and Benjamin Smith Park
Location:
Hollywood
Address:
7020 Franklin Ave (at Sycamore Avenue)
Operator:
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks

This small park provides an open green respite for the community. It features landscaping and benches in a densely-populated Hollywood neighborhood.

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