First Park in the City of Bakersfield - First of its Kind on Waymarking.com

Public parks sprang up as a response to the increasingly polluted urban environments created by the industrial revolution in the 1800s.

Urbanization and industrialization began to change American life by the 1840s. Large, open, green areas were planned to offer city dwellers a place to reconnect with nature.

With the inclusion of bandstands, amphitheatres, and playgrounds, parks became a community gathering place for concerts, recreation and other activities.

Truxtun Beale donated five acres of land on Oleander Avenue for the building of the first park in the City of Bakersfield in 1908. Beale donated all the materials for landscaping the park and construction of the Greek Theatre and swimming pool.

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