Denver Zoo: Monkey Island – Denver CO

City:
Denver, CO

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Zoos

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Completed:
1937

Quality of Information:
Minimal

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Monkey Island, built by the WPA in 1937, was the only notable New Deal addition to the Denver Zoo. It was rehabilitated in the 1950s.

Location Info


2300 Steele St.
Denver, CO 80205
Denver County

Coordinates: 39.7495392, -104.9505115

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