Do you remember what used to be right here where the Beverly Center is now?

It was called Beverly Park.

In the world of amusement parks, Beverly Park would surely be voted least likely to succeed, but it succeeded anyway for reasons that are hazy.

[Carnival music playing] It was really just a patch of green at the corner of Beverly and La Cienega, a few ponies going round and round, a little merry-go-round barely going around, and a hot dog stand.

Did I miss something?

But it ran all the time, and it ran for a long time.

And they say all the divorced Beverly Hills fathers could take their kids there and unload a little guilt.

Jeffrey: What I remember more than anything else was they had a pony ride, and it was a track.

So, my sister and I used to race around the track.

But when you get off your ponies, in the middle of the track, they had swans and geese who would just virtually attack you.

[Geese honking] So, you'll see lots of geese running up and biting kids on the butt, and that's what Beverly Park was like.

I mean, it was a thrill park.

[Geese honking] Martin: When my son was born, I would take him over there for his birthday parties.

They had wonderful birthday parties over there, all the rides.

And, of course, you'd bring all of his friends over, and you bought a string of tickets.

You'd give all the kids tickets.

They'd go on the rides.

And it was a delightful park.

It wasn't so many years ago that they tore it down, and why get rid of something like this?

Now there's really no place for a child to go for his birthday.