From the 2008 New Deal Exhibit - Photo 7 of 40

Municipal Zoo Bear Dens (1954)

The stone for four dens was quarried by hand from Wildwood Park for construction in 1940, ten years after the park opened. This was one of several New Deal WPA projects focused on park improvements.
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