Vista Hermosa Natural Park
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The Vista Hermosa Natural Park is an urban public park located in Echo Park, Los Angeles, immediately west of Civic Center, Los Angeles. Vista Hermosa Natural Park sits on a former oil field of 10.5 acres (4.2 ha), bounded by Toluca Street and West 1st Street, Los Angeles.[1][2] During construction, the polluted topsoil was removed and replaced, and a ventilation system was installed to control the flow of dangerous gases.[3] The park includes walking trails, streams, meadows, oak savannahs, picnic grounds, a nature-themed playground, and a soccer field.[1]
The $15-million park was opened on July 19, 2008 and was the first to open in Downtown Los Angeles in over 100 years.[4][5] The park is managed as a partnership among the Los Angeles Unified School District, the City of Los Angeles, and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA).[6] In 2023, the American Society of Landscape Architects gave the park The Landmark Award, praising it for providing recreational space to a working-class neighborhood generally lacking in parks.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Vista Hermosa Natural Park". MRCA. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ Holland, Gale (2012-08-28). "Vista Hermosa is an L.A. park like no other". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Landmark Award: Vista Hermosa Natural Park". Landscape Architecture Magazine. 2023-09-21.
- ^ Writer, Guest. "Vista Hermosa Natural Park: Exploring Downtown's Newest Open Space". LAist. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ Watanabe, Teresa (2008-07-20). "New park a sight for sore eyes". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "MRCA River Parks & Projects". MRCA. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "2023 ASLA Professional Awards". American Society of Landscape Architects.
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- Grand Park
- Grand Hope Park
- Los Angeles State Historic Park
- Maguire Gardens
- Pershing Square
- Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park
- Vista Hermosa Natural Park
- Bud Wiener Park
- Ernest E. Debs Regional Park
- Heritage Square
- Hollenbeck Park
- Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park
- Lincoln Park
- Los Angeles River Center and Gardens
- Mariachi Plaza
- Rio de Los Angeles State Park
- Sycamore Grove
- Exposition Park
- Gilbert Lindsay Park
- Jesse Owens Memorial Park
- Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
- Mary Bethune Park
- Vermont Square Park
- Alma Park
- Angels Gate Park
- Averill Park
- Cabrillo Beach
- Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park
- Peck Park
- Bell Canyon Park
- El Escorpión Park
- Hansen Dam
- Lake Balboa
- Limekiln Canyon
- Los Encinos State Historic Park
- Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park
- O'Melveny Park
- Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center
- Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park
- The Japanese Garden
- Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve
- Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park
- Woodley Park