Splash pad reopens on sizzling day in Panorama City
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Los Angeles City Councilwoman Imelda Padilla declared, in effect, let the splashing begin.
Children play in the Panorama Recreation Center splash pad in Panorama City on Friday, July 10, 2026 for the first time since it was shut down in 2019. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Liah Agosto, 6, and her sister Lyla, 2, of Van Nuys, dry off after playing in the reopened Panorama Recreation Center splash pad in Panorama City on Friday, July 10, 2026. The splash pad, which opened in 2016, had been shut down since 2019. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Residents wait for the Panorama Recreation Center splash pad to reopen in Panorama City on Friday, July 10, 2026. The splash pad, which opened in 2016, had been shut down since 2019. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Councilmember Imelda Padilla cools off during the reopening of the Panorama Recreation Center splash pad in Panorama City on Friday, July 10, 2026. The splash pad, which opened in 2016, had been shut down since 2019. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
With neighborhood children by her side, Councilmember Imelda Padilla holds a ribbon cutting for the reopening of the Panorama Recreation Center splash pad in Panorama City on Friday, July 10, 2026. The splash pad, which opened in 2016, had been shut down since 2019. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Children play in the Panorama Recreation Center splash pad in Panorama City on Friday, July 10, 2026 for the first time since it was shut down in 2019. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Children play in the Panorama Recreation Center splash pad in Panorama City on Friday, July 10, 2026 for the first time since it was shut down in 2019. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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Children play in the Panorama Recreation Center splash pad in Panorama City on Friday, July 10, 2026 for the first time since it was shut down in 2019. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The city Parks and Recreation Department on Friday celebrated the reopening of the splash pad at Panorama Recreation Center, restoring a popular cooling spot for families in one of the San Fernando Valley’s hottest neighborhoods.
Speakers at the event included Padilla, Recreation and Parks Assistant General Manager Chinyere Stoneham and Panorama City Neighborhood Council member Tony Wilkinson.
The timing was ideal, as the weeklong heat wave continued, though cooler days were expected for the weekend.
