Glenbrook Swimming Pool

Created by city ordinance on March 15, 1916, the Department of Public Parks, as it was called at the time, began with two facilities, Sam Houston Park and Hermann Park (Code of Ordinances, City of Houston, Chapter 32, Article 1, Section 32-2). Today, the Houston Parks and Recreation Department (H.P.A.R.D.) system includes 375 developed parks and more than 220 greenspaces totaling over 37,869 acres.