MORE Cleveland Zoo Films in 1956, 1960s and 1970s Metroparks Ohio

Here are more and DIFFERENT home movies from the Cleveland Zoo including some as early as 1956. This have Curtis Parham as your Zoo Announcer to tell you what's what. Of course, today this zoo has been transformed into the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Curtis Parham is the legendary Knoxville Tennessee announcer and disc jockey.
In addition to this and other Cleveland movies I'm putting on KZbin, I've also written books that detail the history of Cleveland's Public Zoo from 1882 to 1980 and a long book of my own memoirs as Tour Train Driver, Night Watchman, and Elephant Keeper. This is copyright by Adam Smith. No duplication or copying. Thank you.

[@umajunkcollector]

Enjoyed the narrations. This one had "Brooky", the pool. Thanks!

[@im1who84u]

1:50 Back in those days, you could bring any kind of food you wanted to and throw it to the bears to eat. Most people brought marshmallows. Can't imagine that being allowed today. Some nut would probably give them "special" brownies or LSD.

[@candysmith8724]

We lived at this zoo in the 70's...my mom got us these red plastic zoo keys that went into the feeding machines that gave a handful of peanuts or seeds to feed the animals. I remember the kiddie rides. They had these boats that circled around on water. I remember the zoo being shady with the train ride. I remember we had to drive over a large bridge with brick walls on the sides...Mom said the zoo went under that large bridge. We moved to Texas in 1980...I have not been back to that zoo since. Fond memories!

[@deborahgamble9332]

I can't believe I ran into this, someone at work was just telling me about your book yesterday, he got it for christmas but couldn't remember the exact name, just ordered, thanks. looking forward to reading! you must have still been at the zoo when i started in 1995.