The Street Seen: Joslyn Park
Joslyn Park is a 2 1/2 acre city recreation park between Kensington and Strand at 7th Street. It occupies the former Walter T. McGinley estate, which was purchased by the City of Santa Monica in 1958 with funds donated by Marcellus L. Joslyn. Both men were very successful in business and yet rather shy of the limelight.
The park is located at the top of a ridge with eastern vistas over Los Angeles (the original name for 7th Street was Mountain View Ave). There is a basket ball court, a children’s play area and a community center at the top of the hill. An off-leash dog park runs down the slope at the eastern end of the park. While the dog park honors former Mayor Herb Katz, McGinley at one time owned one of the best kennels in America. The 1960’s swimming pool facility in the north east corner is gone.
The existing walls, wrought-iron fence, and major trees are part of the 1927 McGinley estate designed by Emmett G. Martin (1889-1937).
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