Roxbury Memorial Park is a public park in Beverly Hills, California.
Location The park is located at 471 South Roxbury Drive in Beverly Hills, California.Google Maps It is surrounded by Olympic Boulevard, South Roxbury Drive, and South Spalding Drive. It is a few streets away from the Beverly Hills High School.
Facilities The park is home to two lawn bowling and croquet greens, four tennis courts, basketball courts, children's playgrounds, locker shower rooms and restrooms.
Since 1999, it has been home to a yellow rose garden in honor of Linda Tallen Kane, wife of David Paul Kane, a Beverly Hills businessman.Elaine Woo, David Paul Kane; Flamboyant Stockbroker, The Los Angeles Times, May 28, 1999
In 2013–2014, a new clubhouse known as the Roxbury Park Community Center was constructed. It was dedicated on June 8, 2014.Victoria Talbot, 'Roxbury Park Community Center Re-Opens June 8', The Beverly Hills Courier, May 30, 2014, pp. 1; 16
Beverly Hills Lawn Bowling Club It is home to the Beverly Hills Lawn Bowling Club founded in 1926.Marc Wanamaker, Early Beverly Hills, Arcadia Publishing, 2005, p. 63 It moved to Roxbury Memorial Park in the 1930s, when the first clubhouse was built. Early players included actors Otto Kruger (1885-1974) and Edward Arnold (1890-1956). Walt Disney (1901-1966) was also a donor and regular player.
The Walt Disney Masters Singles are held once a year in his honor.
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