Boating on the lake at Roeding Park, the first city park in Fresno, located on the donated land from Frederick C. Roeding. Park designed by Johannes Reimas, a landscape architect from Stockton. Initial 71.76 acres were given to the city in 1903.…
Beale Park was given to Bakersfield by Truxtun Beale in 1907. His gift of a Greek Theater in the park was dedicated in 1908. It has been used for numerous dramatic and musical events.
May 5, 1929, dedication of Kern River Park. Renamed Hart Park in 1947 for Kern County Supervisor John O. Hart. Related article appeared in the Bakersfield Californian May 6, 1929, page 1.Located eight miles Northeast of Bakersfield, on Alfred Harrell…