14 More Vintage Photos Of Washington Park Zoo

14 More Vintage Photos Of Washington Park Zoo Another interesting photo is of the polar bears that arrived at the zoo in 1912. see 14 more vintage washington park zoo images, including a map of the zoo exhibits here. Unidentified zoo location, circa 1940. eagle aviary, undated. sheep mountain, undated sambo & samson with edith scott, 1952. aerial view, 1959. zoo map. see 15 more vintage washington park zoo.

14 More Vintage Photos Of Washington Park Zoo Published september 10, 2020 at 10:50 am cdt. we're taking a trip to the zoo and through time in a special two part episode of urban spelunking. this week, we're headed to the zoo's first location washington park, where it was open from from 1892 to 1963. then next week, we're going to learn how it was moved to its new location, which. Monkey island, in the center of the photo, is shown during construction of washington park zoo in michigan city. washington park zoo in michigan city turns 90 this year. much of the zoo we know. The latest 14 more vintage photos of washington park zoo. here is another batch of visual history from this milwaukee landmark that endured from 1892 until 1963 when the zoo completed its move to. It was abandoned in 1960, when milwaukee county opened a new zoo on bluemound road. but washington park is still there, at the corner of 47th and vliet streets, and the southwest corner of the park, where the zoo once stood, will reveal a few secrets–if you know where to look. (thanks to the milwaukee county zoo library and archives for the.

14 More Vintage Photos Of Washington Park Zoo The latest 14 more vintage photos of washington park zoo. here is another batch of visual history from this milwaukee landmark that endured from 1892 until 1963 when the zoo completed its move to. It was abandoned in 1960, when milwaukee county opened a new zoo on bluemound road. but washington park is still there, at the corner of 47th and vliet streets, and the southwest corner of the park, where the zoo once stood, will reveal a few secrets–if you know where to look. (thanks to the milwaukee county zoo library and archives for the. By john gurda. first came the deer. in 1891, when the city of milwaukee bought 125 rolling acres on the west side for a new park, two wealthy citizens donated a small herd of deer to put on display there. washington park’s earliest attraction was a 1 acre paddock for the animals, which inspired dreams of a genuine “zoological garden.”. The washington park zoo began in 1925 when a retired animal trainer moved his pet brown bear named "jake" to the washington park lakefront. jake did not have much public exposure after his trainer retired, so the man thought interested people might more often visit jake in the park and provide company for him.