Something I stopped doing returns for today at least

[Omaha Steve]

38. The old Omaha Zoo became Henry Doorly Zoo in 1963 (Henry Doorly named top U.S. zoo)

1963
Margaret Hitchcock Doorly donated $750,000 to the Zoo with the stipulation that the Zoo be named after her late husband, Henry Doorly, chairman of the World Publishing Company.

They dumped the old train for this: 1968
With help from Union Pacific, 2 1/2 miles of track was laid through the Zoo. Omaha’s Zoo Railroad made its inaugural run in July. Eppley Pachyderm Hill was opened in November on the old baseball diamond site.

I forgot to mention that Kiddie Land in Carter Lake Park had a train ride when I was very little too.



http://www.omaha.com/article/20120530/NEWS01/120539957

Henry Doorly named top U.S. zoo

Published Thursday May 31, 2012

By Carol Bicak
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium has won a popularity contest.

Reviews by visitors to TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel website, have earned the Omaha attraction a No. 1 ranking. The website announced its list of the top 10 zoos in the country Wednesday.

Dennis Pate, CEO and director of the zoo, said he was a little surprised by Wednesday's news but feels the zoo employees deserve it.

“It's so nice because the whole staff has worked so hard to keep the zoo at its best, and then this comes out of the blue,” he said.


FULL story at link.

http://www.omahazoo.com/