Long before the modern Los Angeles Zoo opened, animals lived inside a much smaller facility tucked into Griffith Park. Over ...

George Mandella, 51, of Pasadena holds up his phone while playing the "Ghosts in the Machine: The Old Zoo" mobile game at old Griffith Park Zoo. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times) The remains of ...

The popular Griffith Park pony rides will close later this month after 74 years of operation, authorities said on Monday, Dec. 5, and the owner of Griffith Park Pony Rides and Petting Zoo blamed ...

GRIFFITH PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A confrontation took place on the last day of operation of the iconic Pony Rides and Petting Zoo at Griffith Park. It was animal rights advocates versus those in ...

Griffith Park, located near West Hollywood, has over 50 miles of hiking trails, including iconic hikes to the Griffith Observatory and the Hollywood Sign, which are notable for being among the best ...

GRIFFITH PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Griffith Park Pony Rides, a longtime attraction at one of Los Angeles' most recognizable landmarks, will shut down later this month, according to the city. "At ...

The owner of Griffith Park's longtime pony rides attraction defended his handling of the horses after Los Angeles parks officials cited a “lack of transparency” into the deaths of four ponies as the ...

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The remains of the original Griffith Park Zoo are imbued with memories of the past. Forgotten animal pens, decaying cages and stony backdrops now sit in various states of abandonment. It is, in other ...