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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	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Works Progress Administration Photo Collection