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| Audubon Park and Zoo |
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| Aerial view of Audubon Park--the zoo can be seen in the upper right corner--and, on the left, is the Mississippi River; this was taken to show construction of a new levee, 1937. |
| "New" Monkey Hill, built by WPA workers, 1938, so the children of New Orleans could see what a hill looked like. It was the only hill I ever saw until I traveled to California at the age of 14! |
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| View from the concession stand. |
| Most of these photos were taken in 1936, after the zoo was relocated within the park and the WPA had done extensive rebuilding. Initially, the zoo had been located closer to the center of the park. Today, the zoo is a part of the Audubon Nature Institute and it has grown into a modern, world-class facility, ranked among the top zoos in the United States. ~ ~ ~ (Sometimes when a webpage is picture-intensive, one or two photos may not show up...if you right-click & choose "Show Picture," it should appear.) |
| Remember climbing aboard old Engine No. 745 at the park? It's been restored! Click here to visit. A Ride on the Swan Boat Back to Old New Orleans The Past Whispers - Home |
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| The Aviary --- later on, an elevated walkway was built that spanned the length of the aviary. |
| Monkey Island was my favorite stop. But I dreaded going to see the orangutan---he always looked so sad to me. Did he look sad to you? |
| This picture really doesn't do the tortoises justice...they were so big! |
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| The pictures below look as if they may have been taken in the 1950's. |
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| Monkey Hill is in the background, but there are no children scrambling up the "mountain" in this photo. Usually there were dozens of kids climbing to reach the top--undoubtedly, the highest elevation in New Orleans! |
| The miniature train. |
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