Stoner Park

Stoner Park
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TypeUrban park
LocationWest Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Coordinates34°02′17″N 118°27′15″W / 34.038042287314276°N 118.45415371869923°W / 34.038042287314276; -118.45415371869923

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

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

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

  1. ^ a b c d Kines, Mark Tapio (2020-07-18). "Stoner Avenue". Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  2. ^ "Intimate Biographies of Bay District Personalities". Santa Monica Outlook. May 9, 1923.
  3. ^ a b "Los Angeles Ready to buy Playground". Santa Monica Outlook. December 4, 1925.
  4. ^ a b "Stoner Park Pool". Timeout.com.
  5. ^ "STONER RECREATION CENTER | City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks". www.laparks.org. 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  6. ^ "Stoner Park: The Skatepark With a Great Name". Red Bull. 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  7. ^ MomsLA (2017-10-10). "Exploring Stoner Park in West Los Angeles". MomsLA. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  8. ^ "Stoner Park". FUN WITH KIDS IN LA. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  9. ^ "Los Angeles is Skatetown USA, where skaters come to make it or break it". XGames. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  10. ^ "Episode 21 – How It Happened: Stoner Park - The Skatepark Project". skatepark.org. 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  11. ^ "Stoner Skate Plaza". CaliforniaSkateparks. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  12. ^ So, Adrienne. "Big Air: Designing the World's Best Skate Parks". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ "Stoner Park Japanese Garden". www.discovernikkei.org. Retrieved 2024-11-10.