Ventura in Ventura County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Foster Park
Foster Bowl
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1. Foster Park Marker
Eugene G. Foster Memorial Park, 1908.
Presented by E.P. Foster & Wife to Ventura County, Jan. 26, 1907.
Erected 1908 by Ventura County. (Marker Number 34.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Ventura County Historical Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.
Location. 34° 21.154′ N, 119° 18.445′ W. Marker is in Ventura, California, in Ventura County. It is on Casitas Vista Road just west of the Ojai Freeway (California Route 33). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 Casitas Vista Rd, Ventura CA 93001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles, on Central Coast, and in the Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Santa Gertrudis Asistencia (approx. 0.7 miles away); San Buenaventura Water Works Project (approx. one mile away); Rancho Caρada Larga (approx. 1.2 miles away); San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct (approx. 1.2 miles away); Casa de Anza (approx. 4½ miles away); Serra Cross (approx. 4.7 miles away); San Buenaventura Mission Cross (approx. 4.7 miles away); Ortega Adobe (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ventura.
Regarding Foster Park. Ventura County
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Foster Park Lion Entrance Markers. Dedicated in 1907 & 1908. Designated July 1977.
Location: On either side of Casitas Vista Road at the east end of Foster Park Bridge; Casitas Vista Road exit off Highway 33 between Ventura and Casitas Springs.
The majestic sandstone lions, now somewhat the worse for weather wear and vandalism, sit atop 10-foot high pillars. The north lion dedication was in 1907 to "E.P. Foster and Wife"; the south marker dedicated in 1908, "Eugene C. Foster Memorial Park". Eugene, the son of E.P. and Orpha Foster, died at age six. Ventura County pioneers and philanthropists, Eugene Preston Foster and Orpha Wood Foster gave Foster Park Bowl and Foster Park, a 205-acre park, to the County. E.P. Foster initiated the County park system concept in 1904 and helped establish several parks in the County. (Related Foster Landmark: No. 121.)
Ventura County Historical Landmark No. 121 statement of significance:
Foster Bowl. Built 1928. Designated November 1988.
Casitas Vista Road off Highway 33 at northwest corner of Ventura.
The reinforced concrete amphitheater occupying a small sylvan ravine in the northwest corner of Foster Park was a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Foster along with the 205-acre Foster Park.
[Located 0.7 miles up Casitas Vista Road near a turnout on the left.]
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2. Foster Park Marker
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3. County Supervisors - 1908
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4. Foster Park Marker
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5. Foster Park Lion Entrance
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6. Foster Park Lion Entrance
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7. Foster Bowl exterior
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8. Foster Bowl exterior
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9. Foster Bowl stage
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10. Foster Bowl
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