Stoner Park
| Stoner Park | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | West Los Angeles, Los Angeles |
| Coordinates | 34°02′17″N 118°27′15″W / 34.038042287314276°N 118.45415371869923°W |
Stoner Park, located at 1835 Stoner Avenue in the West Los Angeles, is 8.65-acre park facility that includes the Stoner Recreation Center, Stoner Park Skate Plaza, Stoner Park Pool, baseball, football, and soccer fields.
History
[edit]Stoner Park is named after Stoner Avenue which was named after Albert J. Stoner.[1] Stoner Avenue runs along the northeast side of Stoner Park. Before being named after AJ Stoner, Stoner Ave. was known as 12th street.[1] In 1919, several Sawtelle streets were renamed for Civil War battles including 12th Street which became Carthage Ave.[1] After Sawtelle merged with Los Angeles, Carthage became 112th street. In 1925, it was officially renamed Stoner Ave. after AJ Stoner, a pillar of the Sawtelle community, as a proprietor of a lumber business and the last president of the Sawtelle Chamber of Commerce and a key supporter of the annexation of Sawtelle into Los Angeles.[1]
In 1923, Sawtelle businessman Walter Armacost advocated the purchase of 40 acres for the playground.[2]
In 1925, the Los Angeles Playground Commission bought 10 acres for a new playground from Burns and Overcash at 112th street and Missouri avenues in Sawtelle.[3] This land is the basis for Stoner Park.[3]
Stoner Park became a park 1926, opening for the first time for a baseball game. The Stoner Recreation Center was originally known as the West Los Angeles community Building and Plunge (Pool).[4]
Amenities
[edit]Stoner Park includes one large play area with a sand surface for children about 2 years and up.[5][6][7]
The Stoner Park Pool is an aquatic playground that includes wading pools, fountains, and a water slide.[4] Stoner Recreation Center and Pool offer swimming classes and a junior lifeguard program.[8]
The Stoner Park skatepark, known as Stoner Park Skate Plaza, opening in 2010, was designed and built by California Skateparks.[9][10][11][12][13]
Stoner Park contains a Japanese Garden designed and planted by the local Japanese community.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kines, Mark Tapio (2020-07-18). "Stoner Avenue". Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Intimate Biographies of Bay District Personalities". Santa Monica Outlook. May 9, 1923.
- ^ a b "Los Angeles Ready to buy Playground". Santa Monica Outlook. December 4, 1925.
- ^ a b "Stoner Park Pool". Timeout.com.
- ^ "STONER RECREATION CENTER | City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks". www.laparks.org. 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Stoner Park: The Skatepark With a Great Name". Red Bull. 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ MomsLA (2017-10-10). "Exploring Stoner Park in West Los Angeles". MomsLA. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Stoner Park". FUN WITH KIDS IN LA. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Los Angeles is Skatetown USA, where skaters come to make it or break it". XGames. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Episode 21 – How It Happened: Stoner Park - The Skatepark Project". skatepark.org. 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Stoner Skate Plaza". CaliforniaSkateparks. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ So, Adrienne. "Big Air: Designing the World's Best Skate Parks". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Groves, Martha Groves Martha; Times, who covered the Westside for the Los Angeles; Hoosier, left the newsroom in 2015 A. native; writer, she became a Metro reporter after many years as a Business; Inquirer, editor She previously worked for the Philadelphia; Late, The; News, lamented Chicago Daily (2010-09-12). "New West L.A. skateboard plaza is a dream for riders, a disruption for residents". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
{{cite web}}:|first3=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Stoner Park Japanese Garden". www.discovernikkei.org. Retrieved 2024-11-10.