The History of Defunct Marine Mammal Parks

The Memories and the Truths

Marineland of the Pacific, Los Angeles Country, California 1954-1987

Marineland of the Pacific had a 90 acre site and was located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in California.

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When it opened it was the largest oceanarium in the world and through the years it housed dolphins, whales, porpoises, sealions, seals and other non-animal related attractions such as the tower.

More photos to come.

Here are some of the park after its closing:

The Entrance In 2006:

And the Reef where people could snorkel with fish:

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