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Description
Order Number
00081805
Title
Santa
Catalina
Bird
Park
,
Santa
Catalina
Island
Photographer
Overholt, Alma.
Collection ID
Works Progress Administration Collection
Location/Accession
WPA
9000
8x10
Date
1940
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;21
x
26
cm
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Historical Data
In
1928
William
Wrigley
,
Jr
.
built
the
Santa
Catalina
Bird
Park
in the
Avalon
Canyon
,
which
covered
eight
full
acres
of
land
. The "
world's
largest
birdcage
" was
constructed
from the
steel
structure
of the
Sugarloaf
dance
pavilion
, that had
previously
been
torn
down
to
make
way
for the
famous
Catalina
Casino
.
Over
500
cages
of
varying
sizes
housed
over
8,000
different
species
of
rare
and
exotic
birds
from
all
over
the
world
,
making
the
Bird
Park
the
Island's
most
popular
attraction
.
During
WWII
the
Bird
Park
was
significantly
scaled
back
because
visitation
to the
Island
was
limited
, and the
Park
never
regained
its
pre-war
vitality
.
After
dazzling
visitors
and
bird
lovers
for
over
thirty-five
years
, the
Bird
Park
was
forced
to
close
its
doors
in
1966
; the
birds
were
transferred
to the
Los
Angeles
Zoo
. What was
once
the "
world's
largest
birdcage
"
is
now
a
playground
for
Avalon
Preschool
.
Description
Thousands
of
rare
and
beautiful
birds
are to be
seen
at the
famous
Santa
Catalina
Bird
Park
. This
is
just
one
of the
numerous
aviaries
located
at the
Bird
Park
, in
Santa
Catalina
Island
.
March
18
,
1940
.
Publisher
Federal Writers' Project.
Subject
Cage birds--California--Santa Catalina Island.
Aviaries--California--Santa Catalina Island.
Islands--California, Southern.
Birds--California--Santa Catalina Island.
Santa Catalina Island (Calif.).
Avalon (Calif.).
Works Progress Administration Collection photographs.
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
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http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
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