Zorro Gardens Nudist Park was a semi-fictional “nudist colony” in Balboa Park, San Diego, 1935. Zorro Gardens was actually an attraction at the “CA Pacific Int’l Expo” in Balboa Park. It was staged with hired actors who wore bodysuits, a loin cloths or a g-strings. Some women were top-free for the publicity photos. The grotto where Zoro Garden was located still exists and can be found using a map search. 1Zoro Garden Grotto It was pretty controversial, according to Wikipedia. Protests from women’s groups and “amateur nudists” demanded “the showgirls”be investigated as frauds.
The “nudists” were paid actors playing scenes in the park. Fo example,“Queen Zorine of the Nudists” being kidnapped by a robot. 2Zoro Gardens — a nudist colony in Balboa Park As an attraction at the “CA Pacific Int’l Expo” in Balboa Park, ???? ?????? was populated with hired actors who wore bodysuits, a loin cloth or a g-string, albeit some women were top-free for the publicity photos. Attendees to Zoro Garden sat in bleachers overlooking The Grotto to watch the life of nudists portraying by actors lounging, playing volleyball and other games, calisthenics. Other viewable activities included a “ritual sacrifice” to the naked Sun God.
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