Beverly Cañon Gardens Explained

Beverly Cañon Gardens
Type:Municipal
Location:241 North Cañon Drive, Beverly Hills, California

Beverly Cañon Gardens is a public park in Beverly Hills, California.

Location

The address is 241 North Cañon Drive.[1] [2] [3] The park runs from Cañon Drive to Beverly Drive and spans 33,000 square feet.[1] [2] [3] On one side is the Montage Beverly Hills and on the other side is Bouchon, chef Thomas Keller's restaurant.[1]

History

The park was created by the developers of the Montage Beverly Hills hotel.[3] It has landscaped gardens (including sycamores, topiaries and tulip trees), walkways with colonnades on each side, and dining tables.[2] [3] [4] The fountain in the center was handcarved in Israel.[4]

In the summer, the city organizes 'Concerts on Canon', a series of weekly concerts, as well as Sunday Movie Nights, both of which take place in the park.[5] In September 2014, the city screened Troop Beverly Hills, a movie set in Beverly Hills.[6]

In August 2014, 400 residents who took part in the "Walk with the Mayor" program celebrated Mayor Lili Bosse's birthday in the park.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.beverlyhills.org/exploring/cityparks/beverlycanongardens/ City of Beverly Hills: Beverly Cañon Gardens
  2. http://lovebeverlyhills.com/things-to-do/view/beverly-canon-gardens Love Beverly Hills: Beverly Canon Gardens
  3. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/los-angeles/sights/parks-gardens/beverly-canon-gardens Lonely Planet: Beverly Canon Gardens
  4. http://www.montagehotels.com/beverlyhills/amenities/beverly-canon-gardens/ Montage Beverly Hills: Gardens
  5. http://www.beverlyhills.org/exploring/eventsandactivities/concertsoncaon/ City of Beverly Hills: Concerts on Cañon
  6. http://bhcourier.com/beverly-hills-news-troop-beverly-hills-comes-to-la-cienega-park/ “Troop Beverly Hills” Comes to Beverly Canon Gardens
  7. Victoria Talbot, 'Walking the Walk', The Beverly Hills Courier, December 26, 2014 Volume XXXXIX, Number 51, pp. 1; 18 http://bhcourier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/122614Fissue.pdf