Farm-like

To the left was a large pond, on which a fleet of white ducks were sailing; and huge barns and out-houses for receiving tithes in kind, added to the farm-like character which seemed to form a connecting link between the dweller for the time being in the Rectory-house, and his rural parishioners.

The backyard, of necessity, became a farm-like area full of hay, manure, and broken carriage parts.

Edwin Cawston’s farm was not a typical farm-like environment or a traditional zoo setting, but akin to a modern-day amusement park that rivaled the top Southern California attractions of that time—Santa Catalina’s Avalon Bay, Busch Gardens, Mount Lowe Railway, Venice of America canals, and Gay’s Lion Farm in El Monte.