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479:"Jamboree Attracts 6,400 Boy Scouts"
121:is a recreation area managed by the
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567:Zamora, Jim Herron (May 27, 1992).
313:Peterson, Lauren (August 5, 2000).
222:U.S. national cricket championships
924:Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
500:Braxton, Greg (February 8, 1985).
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362:Lazarus, Michael (July 6, 1995).
336:Becker, Tom (December 13, 1997).
277:A stabbing death occurred in 1986
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1083:Los Encinos State Historic Park
1035:Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park
992:Will Rogers State Historic Park
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150:Tillman Water Reclamation Plant
139:Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area
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774:Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park
637:"Park Goes (for Good) to Dogs"
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794:Rio de Los Angeles State Park
477:Diggs, Agnes (May 23, 1999).
385:Broadbent, Lucy (June 2011).
759:Ernest E. Debs Regional Park
167:Picnic area in Woodley Park.
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736:Vista Hermosa Natural Park
204:Leo Magnus Cricket Complex
194:Leo Magnus Cricket Complex
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919:Jesse Owens Memorial Park
255:Boy Scout Council in 1999
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987:Veterans Barrington Park
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198:Woodley Park has five
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215:Commonwealth counties
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1149:Parks in Los Angeles
915:Gilbert Lindsay Park
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160:open to the public.
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1050:San Fernando Valley
962:De Neve Square Park
934:Vermont Square Park
271:San Fernando Valley
154:The Japanese Garden
143:San Fernando Valley
123:City of Los Angeles
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982:Topanga State Park
957:Cheviot Hills Park
865:Runyon Canyon Park
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249:Boy Scout Jamboree
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596:Los Angeles Times
573:Los Angeles Times
550:Los Angeles Times
528:Los Angeles Times
506:Los Angeles Times
483:Los Angeles Times
460:Los Angeles Times
437:Los Angeles Times
414:Los Angeles Times
391:LA Times Magazine
368:Los Angeles Times
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1073:Lake Balboa
967:Holmby Park
686:Los Angeles
237:Classic car
131:Los Angeles
127:Lake Balboa
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84:118°28′44″W
71:Coordinates
1138:Categories
1068:Hansen Dam
706:Grand Park
690:California
301:References
172:Recreation
156:, a large
135:California
81:34°10′46″N
1040:Peck Park
1015:Alma Park
842:Hollywood
817:Echo Park
809:Northwest
746:Northeast
684:Parks in
243:Bagpiping
944:Westside
875:Wilshire
698:Downtown
645:Archived
622:Archived
600:Archived
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346:Archived
323:Archived
295:dog park
289:Dog park
59:Location
200:cricket
188:Cricket
181:Archery
1007:Harbor
284:event.
239:shows.
228:Events
211:expats
265:Crime
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