Roxbury Memorial Park |
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471 South Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90212 |
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6a.m.-10p.m. |
Roxbury Memorial Park is a public park in Beverly Hills, California.
Location
The park is located at 471 South Roxbury Drive in Beverly Hills, California.[1][2] It is surrounded by Olympic Boulevard, South Roxbury Drive, and South Spalding Drive.[2] It is a few streets away from the Beverly Hills High School.[2]
Facilities
The park is home to two lawn bowling and croquet greens, four tennis courts, basketball courts, children's playgrounds, locker shower rooms and restrooms.[1][3]
Moreover, since 1999, it has been home to a yellow rose garden in honor of Linda Tallen Kane, wife of David Paul Kane, a Beverly Hills businessman.[4]
In 2013-2014, a new clubhouse known as the Roxbury Park Community Center was constructed.[1] It will be dedicated on June 8, 2014[5]
Beverly Hills Lawn Bowling Club
It is home to the Beverly Hills Lawn Bowling Club founded in 1926.[6][7] It moved to Roxbury Memorial Park in the 1930s, when the first clubhouse was built.[7] Early players included actors Otto Kruger (1885-1974) and Edward Arnold (1890-1956).[7] Walt Disney (1901-1966) was also a donor and regular player.[7]
The Walt Disney Masters Singles are held once a year in his honor.[7]
Gallery
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Roxbury Memorial Park Directory
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Lawn bowling and croquet instructions
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Another lawn bowling green
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Beverly Hills Little League sign on small building
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Rose garden in honor of Linda Tallen Kane
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The City of Beverly Hills: Roxbury Community Center & Memorial Park
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Google Maps
- ↑ The Los Angeles Times: Croquet at Roxbury Memorial park
- ↑ Elaine Woo, David Paul Kane; Flamboyant Stockbroker, The Los Angeles Times, May 28, 1999
- ↑ Victoria Talbot, 'Roxbury Park Community Center Re-Opens June 8', The Beverly Hills Courier, May 30, 2014, pp. 1; 16
- ↑ Beverly Hills Lawn Bowling Club
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Marc Wanamaker, Early Beverly Hills, Arcadia Publishing, 2005, p. 63 [1]