Old LA Zoo in Griffith Park An Abandoned Zoo California Through My


Old LA Zoo in Griffith Park An Abandoned Zoo California Through My Lens

4101 Erin Johnson (Atlas Obscura User) In a quiet area of Griffith Park in Los Angeles, you can picnic in a bear grotto and climb inside abandoned monkey cages. If you have ever wondered what.


Old LA Zoo in Griffith Park An Abandoned Zoo California Through My Lens

The abandoned site of the Griffith Park Zoo, complete with the ruins of animal enclosures, is now a picnic area featuring multiple hiking trails in Griffith Park. [1] History[edit] The first zoo in Los Angeles was the Eastlake Zoo in East Los Angeles, which opened in 1885.


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The Griffith Park Zoo was built in Los Angeles California in 1912 and shut down in 1965 and was abandoned for some time. The enclosures that still remain tod.


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Griffith Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Located in the Northeast corner of Griffith Park, the spooky old LA Zoo (which closed in 1966) is a great place to become one with the animals, while hanging out in their former crash pads. Once a lively and kid friendly wonderland, this place now has creep written all over it.


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Built into the hillside are abandoned animal "habitats" or "grottoes" that look like the cheap sets from a high school production of Camelot. Venturing inside I found gated off narrow stairways -- like those in a castle -- covered in vibrant graffiti, and bone dry moats enclosed in a thick layer of grime.


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Situated within the sprawling confines of Griffith Park, this abandoned zoo stands as a hauntingly beautiful testament to LA's history and the changing landscape of animal care and conservation. The origins of the Old Los Angeles Zoo can be traced back to 1912 when the zoo officially opened its doors.


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The old zoo in Griffith Park is one of the strangest ruins in Los Angeles (putting it in the running for strangest ruins worldwide). When the Los Angeles Zoo opened at its current location in the 1960s, the former zoo, a few miles away was not torn down or destroyed. Instead, the zoo was abandoned and converted into a picnic area.


Old LA Zoo in Griffith Park An Abandoned Zoo California Through My Lens

Happy adventures! Griffith Park Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90189 34.133840, -118.289441 Hike: 1 mile round-trip Level: Easy Dog-Friendly: Yes Kid-Friendly: Yes Make sure to check out our list of all hidden gems in Los Angeles County! About the Old LA Zoo


Old LA Zoo in Griffith Park An Abandoned Zoo California Through My Lens

The abandoned zoo was the original site of the Los Angeles zoo from 1912 to 1965. The L.A. Zoo is now located about 2 miles from this site. Some of the enclosures housing bears, lions, monkeys, birds, and reptiles have been left behind and open to the public for exploration. The old zoo is also used for the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride during.


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Open to the public as a fraying monument to a past era, the abandoned Los Angeles Zoo haunts the edges of Griffith Park, a stone's throw from the Greek Theater. A crooked sign posted by the L.A.


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Griffith Park Zoo - An Abandoned Zoo In Los Angeles In 1912, Griffith Park Zoo was opened in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, USA and proved instantly popular. As the years progressed however, it was realised that more space was needed and so the entire zoo was moved 3.2 km (2 miles) north to a new location within Griffith Park in 1966.


Old LA Zoo in Griffith Park An Abandoned Zoo California Through My

Los Angeles - Roam the grounds and explore the abandoned animal haunts of the Old Zoo at Griffith Park, which closed over 50 years ago. Serving as the city zoo from 1912 to 1966, th.


Old LA Zoo Explore Abandoned Ruins In Griffith Park

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The Griffith Park Zoo was abandoned after 1966, leaving behind the iron cages and several tables that are used for picnics today. People who now visit these ruins can walk through the entire park and see what the zoo was like before and can even compare it with the current one.


Old LA Zoo in Griffith Park An Abandoned Zoo California Through My Lens

Old LA Zoo in Griffith Park: An Abandoned Zoo The Griffith Park area is full of amazing spots to explore and one of my favorites is the Old LA Zoo. The Old LA Zoo is what remains of the original Los Angeles Zoo that was simply left in its place when the zoo changed locations.