Next door to the Crossroads Elementary School campus, Memorial Park is distinguished for its skatepark, where at least a few kids are usually found doing ollies. It's also remarkable for the Memorial Park Gym, which features indoor basketball and volleyball courts, and the concession stand that serves the park's two baseball fields. Parents concerned about their kids' safety might find comfort in the Police Activities League building, which is located on park grounds; a children's playground is situated nearby. Other amenities include four tennis courts, all light-equipped; three softball infields; an adult baseball field; a soccer field; and an off-leash area for dogs. The park features community-meeting rooms and, perhaps most attractive of all, a free parking lot containing 63 spaces.
A new fitness room, situated adjacent to the park's gym, opened in September and started attracted a following in the ensuing months. The Annenberg Beach House has temporarily loaned a host of fitness equipment–most of it no more than two years old–to the park. In June, the equipment will be reclaimed, and the fitness room will close.
Memorial Park offers morning and evening circuit-training classes three days a week, with plans for more beginning in January 2011. With no membership required usage fees starting a $3 per day for Santa Monica residents and $4 per day for non-residents, it rivals the costs for national fitness chains without the large crowds.
Tony Carpowich is the Community Program Supervisor of Memorial Park.
Barker Hangar is a event center in Santa Monica and it is a landmark in the area. It is located on the South side of the Santa Monica Airport.
The center is a large venue where clients can hold all kinds of events.
The historic Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport is known as one of Southern California's premier venues for charity, corporate and private events as well as video and film shoots. The high ceilings are 43-feet at the center, providing an arched steel truss over a 150-foot by 234-foot cement floor making it an ideal venue for rehearsals as well.
The 35,000 square foot hangar is one of the biggest and venues in Los Angeles making it suited for events as diverse as concerts, retail sales, awards shows, trade shows and gala dinners.
The recently restored Annenberg Community Beach House has it all: historical value (it was once owned by actress Marion Davies); a pool that's accessible to the public; private party spaces; regularly rotating art exhibits; and large, bright areas used for community discussions.
Practitioners and fans of yoga, volleyball, soccer and aquatics all congregate here on a frequent basis, and with the beach only a couple of steps away, it's no wonder.
The Loyal Order of Moose Lodge is a nationwide fraternal organization of over 2 million American citizens. This organization was started in the 1800s with a goal of offering men an opportunity to gather socially. It was reinvented during the first decade of the 20th century into an organizational dynamo of men and women who set out to build a organization that brightens the futures for everyone.