Philadelphia Zoo Map 1985

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kitnkat58

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I just finished reading The Peaceable Kingdom by John Sedgwick. It covers the Philadelphia Zoo in 1985. Does anyone have a map, guidebook, or aerial photo from this time period? It's my home zoo, but we didn't start visiting regularly until around 2000. I would really like to see the layout from the mid-80s.
 
kitnkat58 said:
I just finished reading The Peaceable Kingdom by John Sedgwick. It covers the Philadelphia Zoo in 1985. Does anyone have a map, guidebook, or aerial photo from this time period? It's my home zoo, but we didn't start visiting regularly until around 2000. I would really like to see the layout from the mid-80s.
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Hey man best could find was this list of maps some of them are quite old and one of them might be from that era. This one posted below is obvs' from much earlier but check out the others to see maybe if one is:

Index of /zoos/amerique_nord/etats_unis/philadelphia/maps

circa1969 map (thanks @Nile Hippo Expert for the info)
philadelphia_plan_1969.jpg


& Map-of-the-Philadelphia-Zoo-1886- also


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That's great! I am going to print it to keep with the book. The main thing I wanted to see was the World of Primates. It opened in 1986 as the book described. I was never in there and tragically, that's where the fire occurred in 1995. They tore it down and the new Primate Reserve was opened in 1999.
 
steveroberts said:
Oh fantastic find man, its great to see all the different maps and layouts of the zoo over time.

What a really great resource that site is too for lots of other zoos around the world too, really appreciate a lot :)
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This forum is an excellent archive for many zoo maps and guidebook covers! I'm glad I could contribute!
 
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