THE NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



190th Streets, and may be reached by the subway to 180th 

 Street (care must be taken to select a Bronx Park or West 

 Farms train, which brings visitors to the southeast or Bos- 

 ton Road entrance of the Park) ; by the Third Avenue 

 Elevated Railway to Fordham station, which is half a mile 

 from the northwest entrance, or by the Southern Boulevard 

 or Zoological Park surface cars. Carriages and automo- 

 biles are not permitted to enter the portion of the Park 

 occupied by the animals. They may enter the Park at the 

 Concourse on Pelham Avenue, whence they may proceed 

 to the northern end of Baird Court, where is situated the 

 most important group of buildings. 



The Park is open free every day of the week except 

 Mondays and Thursdays. On these days, except when 

 they fall upon holidays, an admission fee of twenty-five 

 cents is charged for each adult and fifteen cents for each 

 child, except to members of the Society or to those holding 

 tickets therefrom. 



From May 1 to October 31 the gates are opened at 9 A.M. 

 daily, and closed half an hour before sunset. From Novem- 

 ber 1 to April 30 the gates are opened at 10 A.M. 



The Boston Road, running through the Park from north 

 to south, divides it into two portions. That on the west 

 contains the animal collections; that on the east contains 

 Bronx Lake, twenty-five acres in extent, which may be 

 utilized by visitors for boating. Boats may be obtained at 

 the Boathouse at the southeast end. 



The size of the Park, the existence of six entrances and 



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