Roxbury Memorial Park | |
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Type | Municipal |
Location | 471 South Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90212 |
Coordinates | 34°03′31″N118°24′25″W / 34.0586°N 118.4070°W |
Open | 8a.m.-10p.m. |
Roxbury Memorial Park is a public park in Beverly Hills, California.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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