14 November 2007
Descanso Gardens
Posted by Susanna under: Family .
We discovered this beautiful place and decided to take Elisha there. It’s a gorgeous and relaxing park. The only place I know that allows you to feed the ducks. E. Manchester Boddy, publisher of the Los Angeles Daily News, purchased this 160 acres land in 1937. He built an elegant two-story mansion of 22 rooms, designed by architect J. E. Dolena of Beverly Hills. This mansion overlooks 25 acres of live oak forest and a camellia-lined driveway. He named his estate “Rancho del Descanso,” which means “rest” or “repose” in Spanish. He also purchased an additional 440 acres north of the original property, whose mountain streams provide fresh spring water for the Gardens today.
Boddy’s Mansion
Boddy’s Mansion - Back Terrace
What huge pine cones!
Elisha and more pumpkins
Handsome Just Like Daddy!
