35-57 Shank Painter Road

Shankpainter Children’s Zoo

Detail of a zoo brochure. [Courtesy of Ruth Dutra and RuthAnne Cowing]


RuthAnne Cowing’s palomino, Star, on the site of the zoo. [2016, Dunlap]


A remnant of the zoo, this tiny barn housed a pony named Maggie. [2014, Dunlap]


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