Animal House

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The Animal House building at the Highland Park Zoo. More than 100 years ago, philanthropist Christopher Lyman Magee donated $125,000 for the construction of zoological gardens in Pittsburgh's Highland Park area. On June 14, 1898, the Pittsburgh Zoo opened to the public for the very first time, providing people with a rare glimpse of animals and plants they had never seen before. Fitting zoo paradigms of the time, it was more of an animal menagerie. Through the years, however, the zoo has transformed into a naturalistic habitat and resource for conservation, education and research.
Location
Highland Park
Address
Highland Park Zoo
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
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Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh Original URL
Subjects
Highland Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Highland Park Zoo (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Zoos--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Identifier
715.77BUI01.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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