Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Elephant House--St. Louis Zoo

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What were the years of this building? Was this during the Floyd Smith years? And speaking of which, what were the years of the Pachyderm house that preceded the River's Edge, that housed elephants, rhinos, hippos and tapirs? Anyone have any information?

Wade G. Burck said...

Ryan,
I copied this picture from a 1926 copyrighted guide book. Was that not before Floyd Smith? Jim Alexander who was a sea lion trainer at St. Louis for years, I am sure could answer our questions. I lost his new email and don't know how to contact him. He has moved to Florida. Does your father know how to contact him. I tried to invite him to the blog, but Buckles won't let me post my email on his blog anymore.
Wade