Griffith Park Zoo

Griffith Park Zoo
Zoo circa 1940
34°08′01″N 118°17′20″W / 34.1337°N 118.2888°W / 34.1337; -118.2888
Date opened	1912
Date closed	August 1966
Location	Los Angeles, California

Griffith Park Zoo, referred to today as the Old Los Angeles Zoo, was a city-owned zoo in Los Angeles, California, that opened in 1912 and closed in 1966 with the opening of the new Los Angeles Zoo. 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]