Tuesday, December 23, 2008

JungleLand--Thousand Oaks California--1956-1968

Goebel's Lion Farm (bought 1926, opened to public 1929)

1946 - sold to James Ruman and Sid Rogel, World Jungle Compound

1956 - sold to 20th Century Fox, Jungleland

1961 - back to Goebel, Jungleland

Heinz and Ruhe operate Jungleland
Mr. Ed the talking horse and the MGM lion lived there
Bimbo the elephant, Bobo the chimpanzee, Sultan the tiger, Nuba the lion
giraffes, lions, elephants, zebras, water buffalo

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 23, 2008 at 12:35 PM

    Didnt Mabel Stark lived there to till her final days ? plus other known circus trainers . CleanRaul

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  2. cwdancinfoolDecember 23, 2008 at 7:37 PM

    Wade - Bimbo the elephant! I remember that one. That was the elephant on the Circus Boy series with Micky (Dolenz) Braddock. They are also Breyer models, as is Fire Magic.

    Jeannie

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