Lincoln Park (Los Angeles, California)

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Lincoln Park in Los Angeles, California was originally created by the City of Los Angeles in 1881, from land donated by John Strother Griffin.
This was part of the City of Los Angeles' four lake master-plan from the late 19th century. The idea was to have four large parks at the four ends of the city with a lake at each location. (Echo Park having North Lake, MacArthur Park having West Lake, Exposition Park [no longer] having South Lake, and Lincoln Park having East Lake.)

Lincoln park was once home to a zoo, alligator/ostrich farms, a movie studio, an arboretum with a conservatory, a miniature steam-powered railway, three boathouses, and a grand Merry-Go-Round (That burned in 1976). It was once the grandest park in Los Angeles.

Today it is still has the lake with water foul and fish. The park is a fully-featured recreation location with Baseball, tennis courts, basketball courts, a gym, a swimming pool, a skate park, a new carousel, and playgrounds. The park is also home to The Plaza de la Raza, and The Las Memorias Wall.

Perpetually neglected, it is has just a shadow its one time grandeur.