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Location DB > United States > California > Los Angeles > Griffith Park Zoo  Name Griffith Park Zoo  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by illuge on 5/4/2023 8:14 PM last modified by illuge on 5/5/2023 3:53 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description The remains of Griffith Park Zoo (now known as the Old Los Angeles Zoo). As it is part of a public park, you are welcome to explore, hike on the trails, and even have a picnic within the old enclosures.  Basic Information Type: Public Park & Trails Status: Active Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: Check it out of if you're nearby. Not worth a long trip.  Physical Information Address 4801 Griffith Park Dr Los Angeles, California United States Owner: LA Department of Recreation and Parks See a map of this location  Hazards ticks  Interesting Features - Old animal enclosures you can walk around in - Cages - Great area to have a picnic  Security Measures fences iron bars  Historical Dates Built: 1912 Closed: 1966  Required Equipment  Recommended Equipment A tasty lunch, friends  History "The first zoo in Los Angeles was the Eastlake Zoo in East Los Angeles, which opened in 1885. The Griffith Park Zoo opened in 1912 with a grand total of 15 animals. The new zoo was built on the site of Griffith J. Griffith's defunct Ostrich farm. In the mid 1920s, film producer William Nicholas Selig donated many of the animals from his studios, which he had attempted to convert into an animal theme park, to the new zoo. It was expanded in the 1930s by work crews from the Works Progress Administration. Most of the enclosures were built in the caves-with-iron-bars style which was then standard for zoos. As Los Angeles grew, the small Griffith Park Zoo was increasingly criticized as an "inadequate, ugly, poorly designed and under-financed collection of beat-up cages", despite drawing more than 2 million visitors a year. In 1958 the city passed an $8 million bond measure to create a brand new zoo. Griffith Park Zoo closed in August 1966 and its animals were transferred to the new Los Angeles Zoo 2 miles away, which opened in November 1966. The animal enclosures, with the bars removed, were left as ruins; picnic benches or tables were installed in some of them for park visitors."  Media Coverage Recommendation from the LA Times: https://www.latime...0140426-story.html  Future Plans Will remain as it is. Sometimes hosts Halloween events.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries First Visit (Summer 2018) Sun, Jul 1st, 2018 posted by illuge 6 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links More on the history: https://friendsofg...ver-was-1912-1966/  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 5/6/2023 12:18 AM.  Latest Changes on May 6 23 at 0:18, Emperor Wang validated this location on May 5 23 at 15:53, illuge changed the following: History, Media Coverage on May 5 23 at 15:51, illuge updated gallery picture Enclosure from Below on May 5 23 at 15:50, illuge made this location available on May 5 23 at 15:50, illuge changed the following: Media Coverage, Future Plans, Description, Web Links on May 5 23 at 15:45, illuge changed the following: Type, Recommendation, Recommended Equipment, Description on May 5 23 at 15:42, illuge changed the following: Display Name, History, Year Built, Year Closed, Hazards, Interesting Features, Recommendation, Security Measures, Recommended Equipment, Description on May 5 23 at 15:34, illuge changed the following: Recommendation on May 5 23 at 15:33, illuge changed the following: Type, Status, Accessibility on May 4 23 at 20:25, illuge updated gallery picture You can climb.  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? 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