We Found an Abandoned Zoo Hidden in The Woods of Hartford CT | WHAT WENT ON HERE?
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
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For the better part of two decades, Hartford maintained a zoo called Sherwood Forest at Keney Park. For a time it prospered, in public acceptance and attendance, but then went into sad decline. Vandals took over and animals were mistreated. At least one was stoned to death. The zoo was closed in 1976.
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They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What may seem an eyesore to one person, just might be a beautiful masterpiece to another. There are places beloved by communities and protected in the hearts of those that hold their memories of its tattered hallways and decayed rooms dear. This is the way that we feel when we explore places that have been forgotten by time. Left to rot and decay and only holding the silent whispers of what once was. We know that there are people out there with malicious intent toward these places that we venture into. It saddens us when we see the filth and destruction they leave behind, but we want to make something very clear… We are explorers and lovers of history. We in no way, shape or form condone the criminal activities that take place in the historical decaying places that we document. Social media has brought many of these places to the limelight, but the intention is to show the beauty and mystery of abandonment. Not to invite trouble. Trouble will find its way on its own and to say that the peaceful documentation of these places leads to criminal activity, is mind blowing. We have met so many amazing fellow explorers in our travels and are so thankful and humbled by the positive responses we have received. We know that this type of exploration is not for everyone…many people don’t understand why we find such beauty in decay, we can only explain it as a beautiful journey into the past. We invite you to watch our explores and come along as we visit these amazing places. As for the criminal activity that occurs, those individuals are responsible for their own actions. It is a terrible part of our society, but reality, nonetheless. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for loving this location just as much as we do. We hope that through this video, the memories held within will remain.
I fondly remember walking to Sherwood Forest zoo with my son.
Hartford's Northend was the most beautiful and fun filled part of the city.
We are so glad that this brought back good memories for you! We can only imagine how amazing this must have been!!!
Very cool! My Uncle built a huge aviary on my grandparents property where he raised hawks and falcons. I can see explorers finding it some day.
Thank you for watching and commenting!! That must have been cool because those birds are awesome!!!
In 1960, When I was in the kindergarten, my teacher, Ms Ansoven had us bring money every week to contribute towards the new zoo in Keeney Park. I was very proud when it opened. Of course, very saddened when it closed.
This comment is exactly the reason why we do what we do. To bring back memories from places that were once loved by so many. Thank you for taking the time to write your thoughts and to tell us your memories of this wonderful piece of history.
The zoo contained sheep, bears, deer, reindeer, wolves, llamas, bobcats, otters, and sea lions, among other critters. There were pony rides. Girl guides, called the “Zooettes,” gave tours.
We bet it was an amazing little place!
When I was a child I used to visit Sherwood Forest Zoo. It wasgreat all sorts of animal and even fish in the cement pool you found.It was sad when it closed.
Thank you for watching and commenting! We are so glad that it brought back good memories!
A great explore Guys! It’s wild that these places are so close to the city. I grew up in Jacksonville FL and the Jax Zoo was just minutes from that very large city. This zoo is much smaller and more rurally designed, but it’s like quickly leaving one world to enter another. Very interesting, walking thru, with just your imagination as your guide. As always, you presented such a great video. You two in conversation, being the stars!! Thank you so much for taking us along!!❤️ Smooches!!
Thank you TresAnn! It was definitely an eye opener as we saw that first big cage in the woods. We are working on a second video as we speak of some of the other stuff we found in those woods not related to the zoo!!
Awesome I never knew that zoo was there
Crazy right?
I don't know that we have ever seen an abandoned Zoo before. Great video!
Thank you for watching and commenting and it's a first for us as well!
Such a cool find! thanks for the history on the location as well.
Thank you for watching and commenting!!! Definitely a rare find to see cages in the woods!! We didn't even realize until we did the research!
What an awesome find!!! It kinda reminds me of the Safari Adventure zone in the NukaWorld dlc of Fallout 4. It is great to see you guys!!! Hope you are both happy and well. 😃🥰🤩
Thank you for watching and commenting! it was truly an eye opener seeing that stuff in the woods of Hartford CT. Crazy!
I remember going to the this Zoo when i was a kid. I lived in a house in Hartford that was in walking distance of of the Zoo. Me and my friends would go there to hang out, see the animals and enjoy the festivities in the Zoo. I think it should be brought back so that the inner city kids who don't get to see live animals of different types learn how they live and enjoy the experience of Zoo.
We would love to see this place brought back to life! We are so happy that it brought back happy memories for you!!!
Humm, I wonder how much it would cost to bring back this zoo bigger and better.
There was a clip in the video where it was a window or encasement for an animal that swims. If I remember, that was a pool for seals. It was on of my favorite to watch. Also I think I saw a bird cage in your video as well. Yes, the Zoo had bears as well. I think am going to take a tour of this site and explore the possibility for a reopen. @@JMExplorations
When I was growing up in the late 1970's this place was already closed, but they would find dead humans, dumped in the park all the time, the average was 1 to 3 a week. people thought you were NUTS for going into that park..it was bad, for a while.
The Zoo was opened on August 19,1963- and closed in 1974. The reasons given for closure were vandalism and low visitation. There was some talk about bringing a zoo back in 1996 but it never came to be.
The zoo had many different animals from seals, otters, wolves, reindeer, and skunks. There were multiple enclosures, primarily for mammals, and even an aquatic viewing exhibit. The original hope of the park was to try bringing a piece of nature into the inner city. But with this hope came great tragedy. There unfortunately were countless incidents during the park’s tenure involving severe animal cruelty, vandalism, and criminal activity, some truly heinous acts were committed here. The zoo was eventually forced to close its doors for good in 1974.
I lived in Windsor ct on Pine Lane back in the early seventies. About a mile from the park.
What a place to be in the middle of the city and still hidden like that, so cool. City zoos of the before days are such an interesting historical aspect now I’d like, how entertainment and urban landscapes have changed. Thankfully bears get some generally larger habitats these days! 🐻 Awesome video!!
Thank you guys and sorry for the late response. Marcel is a SLACKER!!! lol This was a cool place to find hidden in the woods. We came across that big cage and was like....WTF? It was weird to see for sure!
Grew up in Htfd still live not far from there . Never new about this . A little heads up to any one looking to explore this are while technically in the Wilson section witch is closer to Windsor,tread with caution north end of Htfd is not the safest neighborhood .
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Interesting look at an abandoned zoo in North Hartford,CT.
Yeah it was crazy what we found in the woods!
Hi! Haven't been getting your notifications, glad I got this! Yeah, maybe a big canary 😳
Nice to see you Nicole!!! We hope you are doing well!!!
Now that was very cool! I would have to say it was one of my favorites!
Thank you for watching and commenting!! This was definitely an eye opener coming across that big cage in the woods! Crazy!!!
@@JMExplorations I think it was crazy awesome!!!
Very cool find, that viewing enclosure might have been for seals or even penguins maybe. Those deer were just as curious as you both were. Thanks for sharing and have a good weekend coming up.
Thank you Chris!!! This was a weird find for sure!! We came across that big cage and was like....WTF? lol
Sad history but hope the animals gained their freedom to live and roam in the wild again. Someone used that one building as a shelter years ago. Always love seeing nature reclaim her space 🤠🌲🍃
Thank you Gil!!! Nature as definitely taken back what's hers!!!
Really cool!!!! Never knew about this. Technically you can dry your hair in a hand dryer lol
lol right? I believe I have done that before!!! HAHAHAHA
Good video. I cane here from the Jon Levi channel. Liked and subscribed.
Thank you very much and we love Jon!!!!
This is soooo cool and so close to home. I wish I could see it up and running
yeah it's so hard to find any info on this place!
Great adventure! I’m really curious what it used to look like!!
Same here!!! It's so hard to find any pictures from back then.
I knew it. I fucking new it. When I was a kid my family used to go from Hartford to Windsor to go fishing in the CT river. We always cut through keney park. I remember coming across the zoo as a kid. I would tell my friends that we found an abandoned zoo deep in the woods in keney park . They all thought I was crazy and laughed at me. I got the evidence now
I found a complete skeleton of an animal in a cage. I always wanted to take it. I went back a couple years later, like 8years old, but it was gone. I think someone took it becaythere was nothing left
I didn't know about this abandoned zoo! Great video.
We didn’t either, it was a crazy find! We saw that cage first and were like….what…is…that?!! It was creepy! We can imagine that it was a great place for families back in the day, so it is sad to see it looking so lonely now. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
I know that place. It is more like in the north end of Hartford, Wilson. Windsor town line.
It’s right off Tower Ave!
Have fond memories of Keney Park. Learned how to swim there. The enclosure might have been for the resident mountain lion. Don't remember any bears there. I won't mention that I once skipped school at the nearby Northwest Jones to go to this zoo. 😀
That is a great excuse for skipping school!! Thank you so much for watching and for such a great comment!
Really great explore. It seems like a random place to have a zoo but I'm pretty sure the enclosure with the pump and viewing window would have been for penguins. Too small for seals (I hope), I've seen something similar in the UK. Sorry I haven't been around, I have a lot of catching up to do.
Oh, no worries!!! Same here. We get so caught up with life that we fall behind in supporting our favorite channels, like yours! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!☺️☺️
Wow! There’s a lot to see there! What happened to Jen towards the end of the video? She disappeared!
🤔🤔 damn-it!!! I locked her in one of the cages and I forgot about her!! Oooops!!! 🙃🙃
@@JMExplorations LMAO!! You must have, because I definitely noticed she was missing! 🤣
there is also a some kind of track maybe go carts or something not to far from old zoo
Yes! We found it! There is not much evidence left, but we found the shape of the track in the woods. Pretty cool!!
Wait! Research kennels at Uccon? Ive been to/in a majority of the mansfield training school/uccon buildings. Ive never heard of a research kennel?
It’s hidden in the woods behind the Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering building on Horsebarn Hill Rd in Mansfield. It took us a while to find it!
Here is our link….. ua-cam.com/video/mfBD6e8NAro/v-deo.htmlsi=Bf7Jvq8ceMkJY7XK
Saw your video. The was called the Keney Park Zoo. I believe it closed in the late 60’s or early 70’s. I remember going there as a child. I was a wonderful place to visit.I live about 5 miles from the park. Nice to see some parts of it remains.
Thank you so much for watching. We love hearing from people who went to the places we visit when they were full of life. It is now home to wildlife and continues to be a great place to take a walk. We appreciate you taking the time to comment☺️☺️
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Guys I just when here today and didn’t find anything when we got there was saw a big lot with two yellow crates a whole bunch of broken trees and then we went into the woods a little on a path kinda thing and didn’t see anything
I’m wondering if you were in the wrong area? Keney Park is pretty big. Here are the coordinates if you want to try again. Stay safe!
41.79970° N, 72.67678° W
Hartford is a zoo on its own very dangerous
Depends where you go I guess. I walk at lunch everyday for years and I've never been bothered.