AN EXCLUSIVE ZOO
Developed and also built by the respected Atlantan designer firm Frazier as well as Bodin, the now forlorn as well as empty estate was once alive with the roar of Candler Jr’s unique pets. These consisted of lions, birds, a Bengal tiger, a black leopard, four elephants – purportedly named Coca, Soda, Refreshing, and also Delicious – and a baboon that escaped and also bit a woman, taking her purse. The woman sued Candler, winning $10,000 (₤ 8,300) in damages.
NOISE PROBLEMS AT BRIARCLIFF
Candler Jr was at some point forced to close his private menagerie of unique animals after neighbors complained about the noise and also smell. He donated all his pets to Give Park Zoo (which later on came to be Zoo Atlanta) in the 1930s, along with funds to ensure they were effectively cared for. Pets apart, the greenhouses seen here, were once overflowing with exotic plants and blossoms, far less complicated to maintain.
