Beverly Gardens Park
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Beverly Gardens Park is a park that stretches along Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 for 1.9 miles (3.1 km). It was opened in 1911. The park serves to separate the residential from the commercial sections of the city. It features a two-mile jogging path, trees, gardens, sculpture, and a pond. A bi-annual art fair is thrown in the park called "Affair in the Garden." The Beverly Hills Food Festival also takes place annually here. The Electric Fountain
Electric Fountain
The Electric Fountain is a water fountain located in Beverly Hills, California on the corner of Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards. The fountain is illuminated by a changing pattern of colored lights. Made by WET, The sculpture and tiles that make up the design of the fountain and its base pay...

 is at the west end of the park, and at Santa Monica Boulevard and Rodeo Drive stands a sculpture of "Yayoi Kusama's" Flowers sculpted at Ironwood by Mat McKim and molded by Nick Petronzio.
The land is built on a portion of Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas
Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas
Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas was a land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given in Maria Rita Valdez de Villa. Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas , is named for the streams that emptied into the area from out of the canyons above it, Cañada de las Aguas Frias and Cañada de los Encinos...

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