California Alligator Farm

in Buena Park, July 1964

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Steven
• Brattman
• alligator
• reptile
• herp
• California
• Buena
• Knotts
• 1964
• ostrich
• わに
• crocodile
• Krokodile
• lizard
• Superbowl

[GOOFYWOOFYDOOFY]

i owned the pottery shop next store if anyone remembers. great times.

[PismoBeach]

Wow! That's so great. I'm sure lots of people will remember. Do you have any movies (or stills) of the Alligator Farm (and your shop) to upload here? Bet they're better than mine, and I welcome them. Such a rare wonderful part of past. You probably remember the Alligator Farm's own shop, featuring pieces of their residents.

Thank you for joining YouTube and sharing your memories.

[SomeCharacters]

Beautiful fascinating nature films! Love those alligator smiles. 10 stars

[PismoBeach]

So sweet of you, Kate. Never smile at a crocodile, but so much better sooner than later for this alligator.

[PismoBeach]

Thanks for remembering it, David.

I used to love the place. But I had forgotten when it ceased to be - so I checked the Wikipedia: "California Alligator Farm. The attraction was shut down in 1983 after attendance dropped below 50,000 persons annually, and the animals were relocated to a private estate in Florida."

[THEREALZZFROMCZ]

I loved the Alligator Farm, and the Pottery Shop right next to it too ;)

My favorites were the Nile Crocodiles, the four gargantuan crocodiles in the sunken concrete enclosure, anyone else remember them?

[goldeneyesofafrica]

I remember going there quite a few times in the whole decade of the '70's. I remember getting all those postcards....I remember all the snakes they had...especially the cobras! I remember the slide the alligator used to climb up to get a treat...alligators all over that enclosure! What I wonder the most is what did they do with the 2 large Nile crocodiles that they had...I remember their enclosure wasn't very big...There were 2 of them. I think one was 19 feet and the other not much smaller...

[slyflight]

The Alligator farm is gone? I'll bet that the Tortoise is still alive, somewhere!

[V8Deuce]

I remember this place in the 70's and i also remember the Pottery place too. The Alligator farm was my all time favorite - Snapping Turtles,Venomous snakes, i remember an Ostrich , and of course, all the Alligators

[PHAEDRIDER]

come to think of it i have a view master reel from here

[PHAEDRIDER]

@GOOFYWOOFYDOOFY OH DO I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that place was almost as good as getting to go to knott's .

[PHAEDRIDER]

thanks to whoever posted this !

[MRFRANK1969]

yes i do remember verry well do you still have those postcards.

[8wayz]

big up