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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Westlake, Los Angeles |
| Coordinates | 34°03′31″N 118°16′39″W / 34.05861°N 118.27750°W |
| Area | 35 acres (14 ha)[1] |
| Created | 1880s |
| Operated by | City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access |  Westlake/MacArthur Park station |
| Designated | May 1, 1972 |
| Reference no. | 100 |
MacArthur Park (originally Westlake Park)[2] is a park dating back to the late 19th century in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. In the early 1940s, it was renamed after General Douglas MacArthur, and later designated City of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #100.[3]
The lake in MacArthur Park is fed by natural springs (although an artificial bottom to the lake was laid during the construction of the Red Line, opened in 1993). In the past, a fountain with a reflecting pool on the northern end was also fed by the springs. The Westlake/MacArthur Park B and D Line station is across the street.[4]
- ^ Meares, Hadley (January 19, 2018). "MacArthur Park's glory days". Curbed LA.
- ^ "It's General MacArthur Not Westlake Park From Now On". Los Angeles Times. May 9, 1942. p. 1.
- ^ "HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT (HCM) REPORT". Los Angeles Department of City Planning. November 10, 2004. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2007.
- ^ "Metro Red Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2007.