At more than 4,500 acres, Griffith Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the United States. Its founder, the controversial and complicated Griffith J. Griffith, donated the land to the city as a public recreation ground for all the people—an ideal that has been challenged over the years. In this episode, visit a Mexican-era adobe within the park boundaries and ride the historic Merry-go-Round, where Griffith’s ideal of equal access was challenged.

00:00-01:42 Introduction
01:42-04:59 City Archives of Griffith Park
04:59-07:06 Archives of Griffith Park at Autry Museum
07:06-12:59 Purpose and History of Griffith Park
12:59-18:27 Civil Rights and Griffith Park
18:27-24:25 Griffith J. Griffith
24:25-25:58 Conclusion
25:58-26:48 Credits

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