Roxbury Memorial Park facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Roxbury Memorial Park
Type	Municipal
Location	471 South Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90212
Open	8a.m.-10p.m.

Roxbury Memorial Park is a fun public park located in Beverly Hills, California. It's a great place for families and friends to enjoy outdoor activities.

Where is Roxbury Park?

You can find Roxbury Memorial Park at 471 South Roxbury Drive in Beverly Hills, California. It's surrounded by streets like Olympic Boulevard and South Spalding Drive. The park is also close to Beverly Hills High School.

What Can You Do at the Park?

Roxbury Memorial Park has lots of cool things to do!

• You can play lawn bowling and croquet on two special green fields.
• There are four tennis courts for playing tennis.
• You'll also find basketball courts.
• Kids can have fun on the children's playgrounds.
• The park has locker rooms, showers, and restrooms for visitors.

Since 1999, the park has also had a beautiful yellow rose garden. This garden honors Linda Tallen Kane. She was the wife of David Paul Kane, a businessman from Beverly Hills.

In 2013 and 2014, a new building was built. It's called the Roxbury Park Community Center. This center was officially opened on June 8, 2014.

The Beverly Hills Lawn Bowling Club

Roxbury Memorial Park is home to the Beverly Hills Lawn Bowling Club. This club started way back in 1926. In the 1930s, the club moved to Roxbury Memorial Park. That's when their first clubhouse was built here.

Some famous people used to play lawn bowling at the park. These included actors like Otto Kruger (who lived from 1885 to 1974) and Edward Arnold (who lived from 1890 to 1956).

Even Walt Disney (who lived from 1901 to 1966) was a regular player. He also helped the club by giving donations. Because of him, the "Walt Disney Masters Singles" tournament is held once a year in his honor.

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