My grampa Bill was the Chief Grounds Keeper of the Alhambra parks back in the day. He loved all those parks. The Alhambra Park was our favorite because he lived in a big gray house on Cedar Street nearby. The park was famous for having a real full sized military Jet fighter sitting in the middle of the lawn on the North side of the park. My brother and I used to climb all over that jet. One day when I was trying to squeeze through the engine compartment I almost became wedged in.. Whoa ! Scary. One day the jet just disappeared .. A big rock was in its place ... Hardly an even exchange .. lol .. The park is where I leaned to swim. There was a round shallow pool with a fountain in the middle ... One day after swim lessons (I must have swallowed some pool water) I threw up all over the place .. Green puke everywhere .. lol .. I'll never forget that day. The park had great covered areas to eat under. Great tennis courts and a great amphitheater for plays and live music ... Saw a few shows there over the years of my youth. It also had some great grassy hills to roll down .. I'll always think of my grampa Bill when I remember this park. He was funny, kind, talented and wise.. He was a BIG Dodger fan and he loved KFC ... Going back to the neighborhood brings back great memories. That park was a great place to take your family and the perfdct place to make memories that will last a lifetime. Thanks Alhambra for keeping that culture alive.