Scripps, William J. ; Detroit News. -Pilots Train at Opening of Zoo

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Description:

Detroit News publisher, William J. Scripps rides the miniature locomotive built by Chrysler and donated to the Detroit Zoo by the Detroit News. "In 1931 a miniature railway system was donated to the zoo by The Detroit News. William Scripps, president of The Detroit News, made the presentation on opening day and took the first ride, the fare was a nickel, with any profits to be used to maintain the system, as popular as it was, problems also rode the rails: the train often ran off the tracks, when it did, passengers got their nickels back, nearby residents complained of the noise and at one point the train ran on rubber wheels," from Detroit News article, "How the Detroit Zoo's first day was almost its last," by Kay Houston.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1937-05-21T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan and Royal Oak

Subject Topic:

Locomotives

Subject Name:

Detroit Zoological Institute

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc77593_1