Culver City Parks Task 8.1 Final Plan - Flipbook - Page 205
TELLEFSON PARK
Washington Place & Tilden Ave., Culver City,
CA 90232
TELLEFSON PARK is a 1.5-acre neighborhood park
in Culver City’s Clarkdale neighborhood at the busy
intersection of Washington Pl. and Washington
Blvd. Tellefson Park was established on the historic
site of the former Rollerdrome, a popular social
venue from the 1920s to 1960s. This park has
many Canary Island pines, stone pines, and red
ironbark trees as well as a passive recreation lawn
and recently updated, shaded play equipment.
The picnic shelter is rented less often compared
with other parks,; however, the picnic tables and
benches along Bentley Ave. are frequently in use
by community members.
Note: The draft General Plan 2045 defines Tellefson
Park as a parkette/mini park. Due to its existing
amenities, the Parks Plan classifies Tellefson Park
as a neighborhood park.
Figure 214. The picnic pavilion at Tellefson Park could use additional
light. Source: OLIN, 2024.
AMENITIES
• Multipurpose field: 1
• Barbecues: yes
• Hydration station: 1
• Picnic areas: 3
• Picnic pavilion: 1
• Freestanding restroom: 1
• Playgrounds: 2 (Ages 2-5; Ages 5-12)
• Street parking
SITE SPECIFIC PARK NEEDS
• PRCS staff has recommended locating
pickleball courts in this park.
• The picnic shelter is not often rented as
the park has frequent concerns with the
unhoused population.
Figure 215. The mural at Tellefson Park is from 2001. Source: OLIN,
2024.
• Shade can be more evenly distributed around
the park—community members have noted
that the pavilion often feels too dark and
shaded, and the field can feel too hot and
exposed.
• Community members suggested a DG
walking path around the park, to plant more
trees, and to improve the restrooms.
EXISTING FEATURE TREES
Pinus canariensis
Canary Island pine
Pinus pinea
Stone pine
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Red ironbark
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