5/5 Major D. 4 years ago on Google
My
new
spot
to
explore...be
aware
people..there
are
coyotes
besides
snakes
in
this
park.Wattles
Park
occupies
approximately
50
acres
(200,000 m2)
of
a
long
narrow
corridor
of
space
that
rises
950
feet
(290 m)
from Hollywood
Boulevard.
The
lower
park
is
4.13
acres
(16,700 m2)
in
size
and
fronts
on
Hollywood
Boulevard.
The
Wattles
Mansion
and
formal
garden
area
runs
along
the
private
roadway
to
the
building.
The
early
American
garden
area
is
directly
behind
the
residence
and
was
composed
of
rose
and
vegetable
gardens.
The Japanese
teahouse along
Curson
Avenue
was
a
gift
to
the
City
of
Los
Angeles
from Nagoya,
its sister
city in
Japan.
The
Japanese
garden
portion
of
the
grounds
was
designed
by
Fugo,
an
influential landscape
architect in
Japan.
All
of
the
shrubs,
plants,
and
vegetation
were
brought
directly
from
Japan
for
the
garden.[2]
In
the
1980s
and
1990s,
crime
at
the
park
increased,
with
drug
pushers
and
junkies
using
the
tea
house.
Vandalism
and
a
couple
of
fires
ruined
the
tea
house,
which
has
since
been
off
limits
to
all
visitors,
and
only
a
small
portion
of
the
tea
house
is
still
standing.
Heavy
flooding
overflowed
the
small
lake
and
stream,
drying
them
up
forever.
Some
of
the
palm
trees
had
to
be
cut
down.
The
place
became
unkempt
as
a
result
of
the
cutbacks,
making
it
difficult
to
maintain
the
gardens.
Graffiti
was
reported
on
the
white
columns
and
the
Japanese
entrance,
as
well
as
the
outdoor
temple,
and
the
roof
of
the
temple
was
removed.
The
park
now
has
a
sign
warning
of
rattlesnakes
in
the
area.
Benches
were
removed
as
well.
