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The Bird Park opened in approximately 1926. The Bird Park was meant to be an enticement to visit the island generally and did not produce any revenue. The steel girders from the original dance hall—the one that was replaced by the
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which takes its name from the park and is now popular as a pet was first bred in captivity at
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paid a visit in 1930. Circa 1931, the aviary was open to tourists, admission was free, and there were more than 5,000 individual birds in the collection. Circa 1934,
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The physical plant was described as being
Moorish styled in design and spread over 7.5 acres (3.0 ha). The Bird Park was decorated with
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Catalina Bird Park, an attraction of the
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354:Overholt, Alma Staheli; Sargent, Jack (1978).
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