Logging Time at Lincoln Park

We were back in Northeast L.A. this weekend, and decided to visit one of our city's older parks -- Lincoln Park.

Located where Mission Rd., N. Main St. and Valley Blvd. meet (near USC County General Hospital), Lincoln Park is not far from our fave San Antonio Winery... and just down the street from the Macy's furniture outlet. The park looks and feels similar to Echo Park and MacArthur Park. Like those two, Lincoln Park has a big centerpiece lake, in which fountains spray water sky high. (One difference: Boats, once a part of the lake, are no longer allowed.)

As a matter of fact, Lincoln Park was once called Eastlake Park (until 1918) -- just as MacArthur Park was once Westlake Park.''

Website LincolnHeightsL.A. has a full history of neighborhood, nothing that the area was once home to an ostrich farm, alligator farm, zoo, merry-go-round, conservatories and more.



The history was lost on Blogger Baby, who was more excited to run around on the newish playground equipment (nonetheless already heavily marked up with graffiti) and watch the ducks swim.


(Pic via PublicArtinLA).

Lincoln Park boasts several statues and scupltures, including Florence Nightengale and Honest Abe himself. More recently, artist Robin Brailsford and architect David Angelo came up with the nicely done "Las Memorias: The Wall," the first-ever tribute nationwide to Latino AIDS victims.