Zoos I have visited: Los Angeles Zoo

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Yes, I am blatantly ripping off Lori A. Moore’s series on her favorite zoos. That prompted my thinking about zoos I have visited and realization of how few I have visited despite all my travels and advanced age. I am not particularly enamored of zoos and usually pass on them. Once you have seen a giraffe.... Zoos are listed in order in which I visited. My hometown zoo. Known as Griffith Park Zoo from 1912 to 1966, the renamed Los Angeles Zoo moved to its present location still within the park in 1966. Griffith Park is vast in size being the largest public facility in LA and home to the famous observatory (famously shown in the classic movie “Rebel Without a Cause”). I do remember visiting this zoo. It was a school field trip and recall running around with other kids and buying an ice cream sandwich. Not a particularly highly regarded zoo. It was shut down for a five year renovation. The zoo is located across the street from the Autry Museum of the American West which I have visited a number of times.