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| Brand Park, Memory Garden | |
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 Brand Park, Memory Garden | |
| Location | 15174 San Fernando Mission Blvd. |
| Coordinates | 34°16′21″N 118°27′43″W / 34.27256388°N 118.4620527°W |
| Built | November 4, 1920 |
| Designated | Jan. 11, 1935 |
| Reference no. | 150 |
  Location of Brand Park, Memory Garden in the Los Angeles metropolitan area | |
Brand Park is a recreation facility in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California. It is located directly south of the Mission San Fernando Rey de España. Its western section contains the historic Brand Park Memory Garden along with the Brand Park Community Center which is used as a multi-purpose area for events. In its eastern section there are grass fields, two baseball diamonds, and a parking lot.[1][2][3][4]
History
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The park is named after Leslie Brand, a developer who owned property near the mission. He donated a portion of this land to the City of Los Angeles in 1920; this portion became Brand Park.[1]The Brand Park Memory Garden was designated a California Historic Landmark (No. 150) on Jan. 11, 1935.[5]
State marker
[edit]- NO. 150 BRAND PARK (MEMORY GARDEN) - Brand Park, also called Memory Garden, was given to the city for a park November 4, 1920. It is a part of the original land grant of Mission San Fernando de Rey de España, and the colorful and picturesque atmosphere of the early California missions is preserved in Memory Garden.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mission Hills - Panorama City - North Hills Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources" (PDF). Los Angeles Department of City Planning. 2014-03-20.
- ^ "BRAND PARK | City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks". www.laparks.org. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ^ Landa, Jeff. "New, brighter lights at Brand Park are part of a long-term security effort". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ California, California State Parks, State of. "BRAND PARK (MEMORY GARDEN)". CA State Parks. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
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