Los Angeles Ostrich Farm
Is located near the entrance to Lincoln Park
(Formally Eastlake Park)
Next door to the Alligator Farm.
Factory and Salesroom:
3609 Mission Road, Los Angeles, Calif.
Phone: CApital 0106
The Farm in Postcard and Photo
Competent guides conduct all visitors and opportunity is given to see the entire industry from the eggs up to mature birds, 39 years old.
Take Yellow car marked "Lincoln Park" and get off at the farm. Fare 5 cents. Opposite entrance to Lincoln (Eastlake) Park.
TAKE A STROLL THROUGH THE FARM WHERE YOU MAY SEE
Over One Hundred of these Giant Birds on Exhibition
Five of them being the Largest in the United States, and one of them the Tallest in the World.
Click on smaller picture for larger one
First submitted Ostrich Farm Picture! new 11/2/01
It's nice to know the names of some of the faces you see in these postcards.
These picture postcards were popular in the 1920s-1930s.
Tourists or locals stood in front of the camera and took their picture.
The backside of the picture is a preprinted postcard ready for mailing.
From left to right is Ida McKone Shannon, Liz and J. Bauman, Elizabeth McKone
All visiting from New Castle, PA ca 1930
"I found your website after looking at a picture of my ancestors riding an ostrich cart that said "Los Angeles
Ostrich farm". It looks just like the photos on your website, so I don't know if you want another, but it
made me laugh to see that it was a real place to visit!! I don't know what year it is from".
Submitted by Kathy Hamilton - Thank You
THE FARM WITH THE
Ostrich Race Track
And having the Only Trained Ostriches in the Entire West
All visitors are given the opportunity of Seeing these Riding and Driving Exhibitions.
Of the Ostrich it has been said that these great Gawky Birds all of things animate the "most innocently powerful" and "most powerful innocent." they are a study - these birds - a kick from whose legs has power to kill and whose wonderful eyes create speculation as to whether their little twinkle means mischief or a joke. Of course the display of feathers, of which they are proud, are of special interest to the women. One learns much as the characteristics and the habits of this bird at the Farm. As to Amusement feature, birds trained for the purpose are ridden astride, or harnessed and driven to a sulky.
YOUR OLD FEATHER MADE LIKE NEW CURLING, DYEING AND CLEANING - DYED ANY COLOR
The Farm with the Ostrich Race Track
And having the only Trained Ostriches in the entire West.
(Above description taken from the original Ostrich farm brochure)
See the original brochure from my collection.
Where the farm was is a residential treatment center for Chemically Dependent men and women, acquired in 1987.
A lonely single pepper tree still stands today.
If you have any info on the people behind other street names
or corrections!
Please
email me
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