National Aviary

1968

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National Aviary
  • Title
  • National Aviary
  • Creator
  • Associated Photographers, Inc.
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B018.F01.I04
  • Description
  • The West Park Aviary-Conservatory, known today as the National Aviary, is located in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood. The $340,000 facility (right center) opened on August 10, 1952, two years after ground was broken. In 1968, the Aviary-Conservatory’s largest exhibit (left center), a walkthrough tropical marsh and six other exhibits were constructed which doubled the size of the existing facility. The Aviary was one of the first zoos to present its collection in free-flight rooms and natural exhibits with over 25,000 square feet of space. In the 1980s, the Aviary began to focus toward wildlife conservation by beginning the captive breeding of rare and endangered birds. Today, the National Aviary, home to over 600 birds of more than 220 species, is America’s only independent indoor nonprofit bird zoo.
  • Subject
  • National Aviary (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Aviaries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Conservatories--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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