![]() ![]() In January 1992, a ten-inch water pipe burst, leaving half of the zoo without water. īy the early 1990s, the zoo's infrastructure was deteriorating. The zoo opened in its present location on November 28, 1966. The site of the current zoo was formerly the location of Rodger Young Village, which was itself built on the land which had been used for the Griffith Park Aerodrome. The second zoo, Griffith Park Zoo, opened in 1912 and was located about two miles (3.2 km) south of the current zoo site until it was closed in August 1966. The first zoo, called Eastlake Zoo, opened in Eastlake Park (renamed Lincoln Park in 1917) in 1885. ![]() The city of Los Angeles owns the zoo, its land and facilities, and the animals. The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens is a 133-acre (54 ha) zoo founded in 1966 and located in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles, California, United States Ĭampo Gorilla Reserve, Chimpanzees of the Mahale Mountains, Red Ape Rainforest, Sea Life Cliffs, Elephants of Asia, The LAIR
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