It was a slow Sunday at the Seven Seas Panorama.

Brookfield Zoo, 1961. The Seven Seas Panorama is only about a year old, but the novelty seems to have worn off because there are few people in the audience.

Sunday at the Seven Seas Panorama

Brookfield Zoo, August 1961. Dad treats me to another show at the Seven Seas Panorama.

Textures and Smells

Brookfield Zoo, June 1964. We visit the Seven Seas Panorama again.

Three things come to mind here: (1) the slipperiness and texture of the exhibit's concrete benches; (2) the odor in the arena when the sun shone through the skylight and warmed the pool's water; and (3) the smell in the hallways from the heating of the Mold-A-Rama machines.

The Attraction Outside the Exhibit

Brookfield Zoo, 1962. Seals relax near the Seven Seas Panorama.

Mimic

 

Brookfield Zoo, Summer 1972. I imitate my Dad's style of photographing the Seven Seas Panorama.

UPDATE: Here's the 1981 commercial for the show.

Zoo Queue

Brookfield Zoo, June 1961. These people only look like they're in a DMV line; instead, they wait for the doors of the Seven Seas Panorama to open.