IIRC, they refused when he was alive. But his will left a good chunk of his fortune to the city under the condition they build on the land in his name. The cons

IIRC, they refused when he was alive. But his will left a good chunk of his fortune to the city under the condition they build on the land in his name. The construction also lined up with Griffith's son becoming president of the city's parks commission. Not sure what kind of relationship he had with his parents.