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Order Number	00066204
Title	Fountain, Rose garden and State armory at Exposition Park
Photographer	Burt, Burton O.
Collection ID	Works Progress Administration Collection
Location/Accession	WPA B-4086 4x5
Date	Circa 1936
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	This photo shows a round fountain or pond in the foreground, two gazebos amid the Rose garden, and a center pathway leading to the State armory building visible in the background. Originally named Agricultural Park in 1876, the 160-acre site was developed and served as an agricultural and horticultural fairground until approximately 1910, at which point it was re-named Exposition Park. On November 6, 1913, Exposition Park was formally dedicated, and became the home to a state Exposition Building and the county Museum of History, Science and Art, and was slated to gain a National Guard Armory. The seven and a half acre Rose Garden, also called Sunken Garden, evolved from the redevelopment of Agricultural Park, and was completed in 1928; 15,793 rose bushes were in full bloom for the opening ceremonies. In August 1987, the Exposition Park Rose Garden was designated a Los Angeles County Point of Historical Interest. Through the years, the Exposition Building and the armory have given way to the California Science Center.
Publisher	Federal Writers' Project.
Subject	Rose gardens--California--Los Angeles. Armories--California--Los Angeles. Gardens--California--Los Angeles. Parks--California--Los Angeles. Exposition Park (Los Angeles, Calif.). Works Progress Administration Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Works Progress Administration Photo Collection