Editing Lorain, Ohio (section)

==Parks and recreation==
There are 51 parks managed by the city [[parks and recreation]] department, a total of 583 acres.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lorain 2018 Comprehensive Plan|url=http://destinyhosted.com/loraidocs/2018/COMM/20180924_198/AGENDApacket__09-24-18_747_198.pdf|access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref>

===Lakeview Park===
[[Lakeview Park (Lorain, Ohio)|Lakeview Park]] is bisected by West Erie Avenue, with the northern section being managed by the [[Lorain County Metro Parks]] and the southern by the city. The park was established in 1917 under Mayor Leonard M. Moore as a way of providing more publicly-accessible space on the lakefront.

The park features a beach, rose garden, various recreational facilities, bathhouse, concession stand, several gazebos and picnic shelters, and lawn bowling.

There is a sculpture shaped as an [[Easter basket]] built in 1935 with local Amherst sandstone, and dedicated on April 3, 1941, as the "floral basket". Traditionally, families in Lorain, in celebration of [[Easter]], take an annual photo at the basket.<ref>{{cite book|title=Lorain Historical Society Blanket Brochure|date=September 2016|publisher=Lorain Historical Society|location=Lorain}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Photo Friday: Easter basket awaits bunny in Lorain, Ohio|url=https://www.midwestguest.com/2011/04/photo-friday-easter-basket-awaits-bunny-in-lorain-ohio.html|access-date=June 12, 2020|website=Midwest Guest}}</ref>

The rose garden was dedicated in 1932, and has 2,500 roses in 48 beds. The shape of the garden, a wheel with eight spokes, is the [[Rotary International]] emblem in honor of the 17 community organizations that funded the garden initially, including the Lorain Rotary. The garden was restored in 2005 and roses are planted to honor and commemorate those that had ties to the community or garden itself in city history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lakeview Park at Lorain County Metro Parks|url=http://metroparks.cc/lakeview_park.php#top|website=metroparks.cc|access-date=January 2, 2017}}</ref>