The park was formerly known as Lawry's California Center, the site of the corporate headquarters, restaurant complex, and spice factory for Lawry's Foods, which first opened in 1953 and closed in 1992.[2][4] It was the corporate parent of Lawry’s The Prime Rib. The park officially opened on March 4, 2000[5] and houses the executive offices of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority and a number of local nonprofit organizations.[1]