Silverado Park, Long Beach, California
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Silverado Park is a city-operated park of 11.8 acres (4.8 ha) in the West-Side area of Long Beach
, California
. It was built in the 1930s under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration
.
It has been a frequent hang-out spot for West-Side gangs and has been the site of gun violence,
although events such as a children's Christmas party have also taken place there.
In 2005 the park was part of a study conducted by CSULB biologists on the behavior of house finch
es in heavily urbanized environments.
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, 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...
. It was built in the 1930s under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
.
It has been a frequent hang-out spot for West-Side gangs and has been the site of gun violence,
although events such as a children's Christmas party have also taken place there.
In 2005 the park was part of a study conducted by CSULB biologists on the behavior of house finch
House Finch
The House Finch is a bird in the finch family Fringillidae, which is found in North America. This species and the other "American rosefinches" are usually placed in the rosefinch genus Carpodacus...
es in heavily urbanized environments.