Pittsburgh Zoo -- Sidewalk Near Bear Den

July 10, 1947

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Pittsburgh Zoo -- Sidewalk Near Bear Den

Title
Pittsburgh Zoo -- Sidewalk Near Bear Den
Creator
Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
Date
July 10, 1947
Identifier
715.4776649.CP
Description
A man sitting on a bench in front of the bear dens at the Pittsburgh Zoo. In the 1930s, City Councilman John M. Phillips wanted to do something about the deteriorating condition of the zoo. One of the main exhibits in need of repair was the bear cages. After a visit to the Bronx Zoo, Phillips returned to Pittsburgh with a $300,000 plan for new barless bear dens which were to be among the first renovations in a ten-year plan for the zoo. The new dens were able to be made barless, by employing a moat to keep the bears from getting to the visitors. This design was made popular in Germany at the turn of the twentieth century. The dens opened on September 11, 1937.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Zoos
Zoo exhibits
Zoo animals
Bears
Zoos--Design and construction
Geographic Subjects
Highland Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
Rights Information
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