Griffith Park in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Site of the Old Los Angeles Zoo
Photographed By Craig Baker, January 1, 2019
1. Old Zoo Marker
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Site of the Old Los Angeles Zoo. . This Griffith Park canyon area served as the City’s Zoo from its founding in 1912 to 1965, when the Los Angeles Zoo moved to its current location about two miles north of where you are currently standing. Many of the walls, grottos, and other enclosures you see today were built in the 1930s by County Relief workers and Works Progress Administration (WPA) crews. Once, bears, lions, monkeys, macaws, goats, elephants, reptiles, and turtles, among others, lived here and the sounds of their growls, roars, calls, and clamor filled this canyon. Although these historic enclosures are no longer appropriate for housing animals, they can be home to memories of family visits to the Griffith Park Zoo, as well as an opportunity to better understand developments in the zoological sciences. Please enjoy and respect the buildings, walls, and habitats you will discover today.
This Griffith Park canyon area served as the City’s Zoo from its founding in 1912 to 1965, when the Los Angeles Zoo moved to its current location about two miles north of where you are currently standing. Many of the walls, grottos, and other enclosures you see today were built in the 1930s by County Relief workers and Works Progress Administration (WPA) crews. Once, bears, lions, monkeys, macaws, goats, elephants, reptiles, and turtles, among others, lived here and the sounds of their growls, roars, calls, and clamor filled this canyon. Although these historic enclosures are no longer appropriate for housing animals, they can be home to memories of family visits to the Griffith Park Zoo, as well as an opportunity to better understand developments in the zoological sciences. Please enjoy and respect the buildings, walls, and habitats you will discover today.
Location. 34° 8.013′ N, 118° 17.291′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Griffith Park. Marker can be reached from Griffith Park Drive west of Crystal Springs Drive. Located
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in Griffith Park, at the Old Zoo Picnic Area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4801 Griffith Park Dr, Los Angeles CA 90027, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 2,958 times since then and 79 times this year. Last updated on January 2, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 1, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
