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Los Angeles, California. Griffith Park Zoo, referred to today as the Old Los Angeles Zoo, was a city-owned zoo in Los Angeles, California, that opened in 1912 and closed in 1966 with the opening of the new Los Angeles Zoo. The abandoned site of the Griffith Park Zoo, complete with the ruins of animal enclosures, is now a picnic area featuring ...
- August 1966
- 1912
- Getting to The Old La Zoo
- Large Animal Exhibits
- Small Animal Exhibits
If you have ever been to Griffith Park before (not the observatory but the merry-go-round and horse areas), then you have been close to the old LA Zoo. Located right off the 5 Freeway, you will want to enter the Griffith Park area (free) and proceed to the parking lot for the merry-go-round. Way 1 If you proceed past the merry-go-round, till the pa...
The large animal exhibits are my favorite part of the zoo as they are well maintained and fun to explore. You can walk into them and look up through the locked gates in the back. The below photo was taken through the locked gate. This is also where the bear scene from Anchorman was filmed, and it is just a lot of fun to walk around in these areas. ...
While not as exciting as the large animal exhibits, it is still a lot of fun to explore these as well. I imagine these were the exhibits they were referring to when it said they shut down the Zoo for no longer being safe for the animals. The cages are quite small, but there is a lot of them, so they must have housed a decent amount of animals back ...
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A Dicey Beginning “Griffith Park is an ideal location for a zoological garden,” an editorial gushed in the July 1907 Los Angeles Times.The idea fit perfectly with Col. Griffith’s vision, when he created the park in 1896, that it be “a place of recreation and rest for the masses,” but Griffith Park Zoo (today, the “Old Zoo”) would not become a reality until 1912.
On November 28, 1966, the Los Angeles Zoo opened its gates for the first time in its current location – a hop, skip, and jump down Zoo Drive from its former incarnation, the Griffith Park Zoo. The opening day ceremonies included Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty, the United States Army color guard, and the Los Angeles Symphonic band.
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From Eastbound 134: Exit Buena Vista Street. Turn left on Buena Vista, right on Alameda, right on Victory Blvd., and left on Zoo Drive. Get directions from your location. Getting Here The Los Angeles Zoo is located at the northeast corner of Griffith Park at the junction of the I-5 (Golden State) and the 134 (Ventura)
Apr 13, 2015 · 14 "Bears moved at park zoo" Los Angeles Times, Jan 12, 1939 15 Ibid. 16 "Zoo lion still roars in pit gp beast resists all efforts to lure him to new home " Los Angeles Times, July 28, 1929: 17 "Zoo has too many tenants more 'lebensraum' needed" Los Angeles Times, July 15, 1949 18 "Story of 40-year-old L.A. Zoo is a wild one" Daily News ...
