Westmoreland Park was constructed as a collaboration between the federal Works Progress Administration and the local City of Portland. From 1936 to the present day, the park has served the recreational needs of the communities of southeast Portland., National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2016), This content is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
William L. Finley writes fondly about one of the first areas that he and Herman T. Bohlman took photographs of birds. He comments on the transformation of the Ladd's pond area into Laurelhurst Park. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.