…Continued from Rose Garden Children’s Park.
Elephant House Picnic Shelter on February 15, 2010
The Elephant House picnic shelter near the Rose Garden Children's Park was the original home of Rosy, the first elephant to live in Oregon. It is the only surviving structure from the Oregon Zoo's previous location.
Elephant House Picnic Shelter on February 15, 2010
Rosy came to Portland from Thailand in 1953 and her arrival helped generate support for the construction of the current zoo, which opened in 1959.
Elephant House Picnic Shelter on February 15, 2010
Since then, more endangered Asian elephants have been born at the Oregon Zoo than at any other zoo in North America.
Elephant House Picnic Shelter on February 15, 2010
Continue to Washington Park & Zoo Railway Station…
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