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Color postcard showing a view from above of the flight cage (Scripps Aviary) at the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park

 

 

 

 

This view of the Scripps Aviary at the San Diego Zoo shows that the walkways are outside the cage. The message portion of the postcard states that it is the "Tallest Flight Cage in the World." In fact, in 1960 it was 95 feet high, 125 feet long and 80 feet wide, built in 1923. In 1958 the cage was renovated such that visitors could walk inside the cage, so this picture must represent a date between 1923 and 1958. In 1991 the cage was remodeled again, and in 2013 is described as a "lush African rain forest" by the San Diego Zoo Web site. The funds to build the initial flight cage were given by Ellen Browning Scripps.

Scripps Aviary; Flight cages; San Diego Zoo; Balboa Park; Zoos; Zoological gardens; Aviaries

2920 Zoo Drive

California - San Diego - Balboa Park

 

 

MS-0008

English

M. Kashower Co., Los Angeles, California, US

Postcard

3.5 inches x 5.5 inches

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Image

TIFF

19.58 MB