Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Development – Cleveland OH

City:
Cleveland, OH

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Zoos

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

Description

The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) supplied labor for the development of what is now known as the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Source notes

https://resourcelibrary.clemetzoo.com/photos/1201

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on July 30, 2016.

Location Info


Wildlife Way
Cleveland, OH 44109

Coordinates: 41.445931, -81.711583

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2 comments on “Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Development – Cleveland OH

  1. Any chance of a written log of who worked on Monkey Island at the Cleveland Zoo. Our family believes that my Grandfather worked on this project and I was hoping for some sort of documentation.

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2 comments on “Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Development – Cleveland OH

  1. Any chance of a written log of who worked on Monkey Island at the Cleveland Zoo. Our family believes that my Grandfather worked on this project and I was hoping for some sort of documentation.

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