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Ed. - we'd like to apologize for the use of the word Huzzah in yesterday's posting, a word that only reminds us of geeked out weekends at Ren faire. The person responsible has been sacked.Unfortunately, you were born too late. You missed the Alligator Farm. Yeah, you heard right -- Alligator Farm. The California Alligator Farm was located adjacent to Lincoln Park, a turn of the century weekend getaway for Angelenos.
With 2000 alligators and a smattering of turtles, iguanas and snakes, the farm offered such attractions as watching the alligators being fed with live chickens, perform tricks and wrestle with humans. The gift shop featured a wide selection of products made with alligator skin, including shoes, luggage and wallets.
Perhaps most surreal of all, at the "The Most Stupendous Aggregation of Alligators Ever Exhibited," you could ride a saddled alligator around the park. No, really!
In 1953, the Farm was moved to Buena Vista, close to Knott's Berry Farm (and now home to a Radisson Hotel.) However, flagging attendence closed the parkthe seventies, long before people took animal rights seriously. The 'gators were moved to a private reserve in Florida.
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