Los Angeles, California: Old LA Zoo Ruins - Anchorman Filmed Here

Old cages and buildings have been used in Hollywood location shoots, including Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy.

Old LA Zoo Ruins - Anchorman Filmed Here

This is a great place to grab a blanket and food and have a picnic. There are very few people roaming the grounds, which provides an opportunity to enjoy the weather and the site in your own time.

Very much like an old "ghost town" for a zoo. Highly recommend. A great stop away from the mass crowds of Hollywood.

[Sara Howe, 06/27/2010]

Old LA Zoo Ruins

Ruins of the old Griffith Park Zoo. Many of the surviving structures were built in the 1930s before being abandoned when the zoo moved to a new location in the 60s.

This one is not visible from the old zoo picnic area. Actually, according to the sign at the Griffith Park visitors center, the zoo used to encompass parts of what is now the picnic area. Their picture shows some animal pens there.

These cages are actually behind an old zoo building, in what appears to have been the behind-the-scenes area.

[ADalton, 05/28/2009]

Abandoned Zoo Monkey Habitat

In the hills of Griffith Park, there is an old abandoned monkey habitat and various cages. The habitats have been transformed into little picnic areas with bbq's and benches. If you hike further up behind the habitats, there are some creepy old cages that are open and even a monkey house (but it's pretty dirty and seedy -- might want to keep the kids away from it). There's a plaque on the outside of one of the cages that explains it's part of the old Los Angeles Zoo.

[Pamela, 02/23/2006]