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| Keywords: Detroit Zoo Historial Marker.jpg Historical Marker at the Detroit Zoo In June 2007 own 2007-06-16 MJCdetroit en wikipedia MJCdetroit Original upload log page en wikipedia Detroit_Zoo_Historial_Marker jpg 2007-07-05 03 59 MJCdetroit 2304×3072× 3307944 bytes <nowiki>Historical Marker at the Detroit Zoo June 2007</nowiki> Detroit Zoo 02 Historical markers in Michigan History of Detroit Michigan Historical information signs in the United States Detroit ImageNote 1 445 722 1418 1428 2304 3072 2 DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL<br/>PARK <br/>When it opened on August 1 1928 <br/>the Detroit Zoological Park was<br/>unique and progressive in its<br/>design The Detroit Zoological<br/>Society commissioned Boston<br/>landscape architect Arthur Shurtleff<br/>to draw the plans for the park <br/>Shurtleff did so according to the<br/>practices of landscape designer Carl<br/>Hagenback of Hamburg Germany <br/>who promoted the construction of<br/>zoo exhibits without bars Rather<br/>than being caged the animals<br/>roamed freely in outdoor habitats<br/>bounded by moats and rocks <br/>made of reinforced concrete <br/>Carl's son Heinrich came here to<br/>supervise and build the exhibits <br/>The Detroit Zoological Park is<br/>listed in the National Register<br/>of Historic Places ImageNoteEnd 1 | ||||
