Will Rogers Memorial Park, Municipal park in Beverly Hills, United States.
Will Rogers Memorial Park is a five-acre triangular public park bounded by West Sunset Boulevard, North Canon Drive and North Beverly Drive, across from the Beverly Hills Hotel. Its centrepiece is a circular weathered-stone fountain with a tapering column and flared bowl, set in a pond with fish and turtles. Lawns, rose gardens, tall palms, a dragon tree and winding asphalt paths fill the grounds.
Originally established in 1915 as Sunset Park, it was renamed in 1952 to honor Will Rogers, who held the title of Honorary Mayor of Beverly Hills. The name change reflected the city's recognition of his importance.
Charlie Chaplin filmed scenes of The Idle Class here in 1921, and Laurel and Hardy shot scenes for Pack Up Your Troubles in 1932. The park's film history is therefore tied to the silent era and the early sound era, not to later decades.
The park is a five-acre triangle bounded by West Sunset Boulevard, North Canon Drive and North Beverly Drive, directly across Sunset from the Beverly Hills Hotel. Winding asphalt paths cross the lawns, rose gardens and palm trees, and men's and women's restrooms are on site. Two bronze plaques and a smaller Beverly Hills Garden Club plaque stand in the grounds.
In 2014, the park received around 160 specially bred roses to mark the centennial celebration of Beverly Hills. These plantings continue to add color to the grounds each year.
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