theparisreview: “One of the trail-blazing studios was the Selig Polyscope Company. Founded by William Selig, the studio made a host of jungle movies and in order to populate those movies, Selig needed a menagerie of lions, tigers, elephants, and apes. To house—and presumably profit from—these animals, Selig built an ambitious zoo. A precursor to Disneyland or Universal Studios, Selig envisioned an amusement park complete with performing animals, a Ferris wheel, and games. The zoo never quite reached the heights that Selig dreamed of, and the zoo, along with the name of William Selig, has slipped from memory. But even Los Angeles can’t completely erase the past.” Read more of Alex Moore’s “Wild Cats and Meadowlarks: Creating in L.A.” here.

theparisreview:

“One of the trail-blazing studios was the Selig Polyscope Company. Founded by William Selig, the studio made a host of jungle movies and in order to populate those movies, Selig needed a menagerie of lions, tigers, elephants, and apes. To house—and presumably profit from—these animals, Selig built an ambitious zoo. A precursor to Disneyland or Universal Studios, Selig envisioned an amusement park complete with performing animals, a Ferris wheel, and games. The zoo never quite reached the heights that Selig dreamed of, and the zoo, along with the name of William Selig, has slipped from memory. But even Los Angeles can’t completely erase the past.”

Read more of Alex Moore’s “Wild Cats and Meadowlarks: Creating in L.A.” here.

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