In 1926, animal attendant Louis Goebel bought five lots at $10 apiece as a home for his seven African lions along old Ventura Boulevard in a remote, sparsely populated portion of Ventura County just over the Los Angeles County line--where the city of Thousand Oaks eventually grew.
Premier woman tiger trainer Mabel Stark arrived as Goebel\'s Lion Farm accrued regional fame, an.
By 1929, Goebel added exotic birds and other animals.
Not surprisingly, the big predators became a roadside attraction.
In 1926, animal attendant Louis Goebel bought five lots at $10 apiece as a home for his seven African lions along old Ventura Boulevard in a remote, sparsely populated portion of Ventura County just over the Los Angeles County line--where the city of Thousand Oaks eventually grew
