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On July 1, 2003 the Blank Park Zoo Foundation and City of Des Moines completed a new 28E agreement to transfer the operations and management of the zoo to the foundation. Terry Rich was hired as the zoo's first-ever chief executive officer, marking a new era in zoo history. Initial Spring Break and Holiday Safaris were introduced with much success.
Abraham Harry Blank (July 27, 1879 – August 14, 1971) was an American businessman and theater owner who was a major philanthropist in Des Moines, Iowa. The Blank Park Zoo is named for his family. [1] Blank was born in Galați, Romania, the son of Israel "Isadore" and Miriam (née Greenberg or Greenblatt) Blank. [2]
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, US. ... 1966 - Blank Park Zoo opens. 1970 - Population: 201,404; 1972 - Gateway Dance ...
The Governor of Iowa, William S. Beardsley, had a shipment of supplies sent to the zoo to keep the animals alive. [25] Two years later, in 1952, Sonderleiter closed the zoo and sold the animals. [26] Sonderleiter attempted to enter politics on numerous occasions, running for both city safety commissioner and sheriff of Des Moines in 1940. [1]
Des Moines (/ d ə ˈ m ɔɪ n / ⓘ də-MOYN) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County with parts extending into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. [6]
Blue Zoo is a for-profit aquarium chain that opened its first location in Spokane, Washington, in 2019 — and it's now bringing a location to West Des Moines' Jordan Creek Town Center.. The ...
Good morning, Chicago. A security guard at the Lincoln Park Zoo was making his rounds around 2 a.m. near the polar bear habitat when he saw a man sitting on a bench in a fedora, appearing distraught.
Myron "Mike" Blank (August 30, 1911 – 2005) was a movie theater chain head and philanthropist. [1] He helped popularize popcorn as a theater snack. [2]His father Abraham Harry Blank was a balloon salesman in Omaha who went on to establish a chain of theaters, Central States Theater Corporation.