Holland Park — Attraction in Hollywood

Located at the end of a residential area, this gem of a park is located on the intracoastal in Hollywood. Just west of the main entrance this park was once the site of a Spanish Mediterranean style house built by Herb Tulk's aunt Julia Hitchcock in 1925. Herb inherited the house upon Julia's untimely death when she drowned in West Lake. This area north of Johnson and east of 13th Avenue was platted for development but it never took place. For decades the house stood alone in a natural wilderness filled with foxes, raccoons, and panthers. Herb Tulk was able to fish from his front yard. Herb and his wife Gerta were artists and supported the arts in Hollywood. Their home became a gathering place for artists in the community. In the late 1970's Hollywood decided to expand Holland Park and when the Tulk's would not sell the house and engaged in a lengthy court battle with the city, The city used eminent domain to take the house for $140,000 in 1977. People in the community were outraged that the city took the Tulk's home and they hoped the city would preserve the home and make it part of the park. Unfortunately soon after the city took possession the house it was vandalized and fell into disrepair. The city gave the house to the fire academy to practice on and they burned it. Once the house was destroyed the land it sat on was never even used for anything. If you want to see where the house stood make a left at the entrance and walk down the path halfway to the end and face north. There once stood the home of Hollywood pioneers and supporters of the arts Herb and Gert Tulk.

Most people don't know about the sad fate of the Tulk home and instead just go about enjoying the parks many amenities. It has three two lane boat ramps, two pavilions, a bicycle path, nature trails, restrooms and a waterfront observation tower. My favorite part was the waterfront boardwalk. On one side you had the beautiful water filled with boaters, kayakers, and paddle boarders and on the other side are the ecologically important mangroves covered in crabs. Although the panthers are long gone I saw a lot of birds, squirrels who clearly enjoy raiding the people who come to cook out, iguanas, and even a snake. Holland park is a beautiful natural space not known by many people outside the immediate area. Even less people...

I came to the park yesterday, July 25 2023. It was my first time. Walked around with my girlfriend. We been near the observation station and police car came and said that the park would be closed soon. So we said, "Thank you ! are heading out right now." We got to the gate in less than 5 minutes, and the gate was LOCKED!! 8 foot toll gate. And we are alone locked in that park. I am 59 years old, and I had no phone on me. My girlfritried tried to call the number they provided on the gate sign. No one answered it. We had to clime that gate! It was absolutely dangerous for us. I am so pissed at the park ranger.. he knew we walked right behind.. and he purposely locked us in!! I would like him to get administrative punishment for putting people over 55 in danger! Please let me know how can I submit an...

Holland Park is a beautiful Park located at the end of Johnson Street on the intercoastal in Hollywood Florida it is on the south side of Westlake it has a boat launch a three-story observation deck plenty of hiking area and great fishing accommodations there numerous picnic tables throughout the park and a few Pavilions available it's great for fishing watching nature having a picnic or enjoying the outdoors with your kids with the boat launch you could also kayak and canoe if you bring your own equipment Holland Park is located directly across the intercostal from Margaritaville with great views of all the boat traffic going up and down the intercoastal also it is next to a Cove it is pet friendly and a perfect place for quiet stress-free relaxing...