The Corralitas Red Car Property was a private right-of-way through Silver Lake (Los Angeles) for the Pacific Electric interurban streetcar. The “Big Red Cars” ran until 1955 when the Glendale Line was decommissioned for freeway construction. For more than 40 years, a series of developers tried and failed to develop the Corralitas Red Car Property.
It's not a park, it just looks like one.
Photo: Diane Edwardson, March 5, 2010. The 3" diameter mushroom seems to mimic the shape and texture of the old tree branches. (Click on photo to enlarge.) 
Photo: Diane Edwardson, March 7, 2010. In just 2 days, a host of fresh mushrooms were sprouting near the large one from the first photo above. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
