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Zooland

Sam Roshon, a former history department librarian at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, wrote this article about the original zoo for the present Columbus Zoo. The two zoos aren’t related except by sharing in the happy memories of Clintonville residents.

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5 Responses to “Zooland”

  1. Eric Pahlke Says:

    Do you have a date for the article Mr. Roshon wrote entitled An Early Zoo in Columbus?

  2. shyatt Says:

    Sorry, I do not, and I no longer have any notes associated with this article. (I gave all my files to the Clintonville Historical Society.) I know that the article came originally from the Columbus Metropolitan Library and they may have that information.

  3. Mary Lynn Buster Says:

    Shirley – my husband and you corresponded years ago and our home is actually published in your book. We would love to have a copy of the print of Zooland from Old Beechwold to enlarge and hang in our home. Any idea how we can get a copy of this terrific piece?

  4. Sharon Says:

    As a child, I lived on Leland Ave. Two streets over from the Old Beechwold Zoo. I have just recently learned of Zooland in Old Beechwold. As Mary Lynn Buster wrote in a comment on Sept. 29th 2017 I would love a copy of the print of Zooland from Old Beechwold. I would love to learn the history of this zoo.
    I lived on Leland from 1948 to 1969 and had never heard about the zoo.

    Thank you
    Sharon Beavers Wolfe
    rswolfe@att.net

  5. Shirley Hyatt Says:

    You might reach out to the Buster’s to see if they’ve located a copy. I see from my own web site that the digital image came to me from Beechwold resident Wendy Bayer. I notice that the marginalia on this image says “gave original to Columbus Historical Society” plus a few other words running off the scanned image. Wendy may know what those missing words are. And hopefully Cols HS still has the original and can find it!

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