Cypress Park

This place is Top Notch! i went here for an organized Lawn Bowling event with the UC Berkeley Haas Alumni on a Saturday at the beginning of summer! It was AMAZING Fun! I have to thank Jim, one of the experienced professionals on staff at the clubhouse for educating us! The Lawn Bowling barbecue provided us with an amazing venue for our annual Alum picnic!

Awesome to find a big plot of grass anywhere in L.A. LOL

This park truly has something for everyone. Basketball courts, a baseball diamond and the coolest lawn bowling set up.
The park also makes for a great place to post up for a picnic or even just a little sun bathing.

Huge park. Clean. Family stopped by last weekend after dinner for an impromptu basketball game and there was ample parking, lots of lighting after dark and space for lots of recreation.

I’m here to review the basketball courts.
I call it Clark too, like Joan mentioned. Maybe it’s a South Bay thing? Anyways, I play here at least once a month. The pictures from the west side of the baseball field are NOT the courts I’m referring to. They have nice courts directly across from the tennis courts. The rims are double rim, so don’t expect a friendly bounce. This place used to pop off on the weekends, but not so much recently. Maybe summer needs to be in full swing before this picks back up. I can however, guarantee you a pickup game during the week. Show up around 5:30pm to make sure you’re one of the first 10. Here are some house rules:
1) First game is to 13, win by 2.
2) All other games are to 11, win by 2.
3) All 1 point shots.
4) Call your own fouls
Make sure to make it known that you have next game. Sometimes people will quietly mention they have next game to a couple people, and in the meantime another group has done the same thing. This can cause some disagreements.
There is consistently 1 full court game going on, and if it’s really crowded both full courts we be used.
It’s a great place to play. Everyone is competitive, but it never gets over the top. Sometimes people will argue calls for a minute, but I’ve never seen a fight here or anything.

Holy crap! I reviewed this park last summer, and commented on the sad condition of the vintage Clark Building on the park grounds.
I even posted photos of the peeling paint on the exterior of the charming structure:
Then recently, when I drove by, I noticed work being done on the building.
Lo and behold, it got a facelift! And here are the results:
Wow! The Clark Building is gorgeous now! I love the new color.
Either the power of Unilocal has triumphed again, or the timing of the renovation was just a coinkydink…