Long Beach Parks: A description and development history of the park and recreation system in Long Beach, CaliforniaThis book provides the history of the parks and park and recreation system in Long Beach, California, 1890 to 2013. It has two major sections, first analyzing the development of the parks system in the context of the history of the City. The second provides a detailed description and history of each park. A chronological list of the parks and of the organizational structure of the parks and recreational system is included.