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A Separation of Time: Twins Born Eight Decades Apart?
By Kari Atkinson
PORTLAND
SYRACUSE
From 1949-1957 in the "Hassalo House.”
From 1906 to 1930’s in City Hall.
From 1946 to 1949 in the Portland Hotel.
From 1957 to 1992 Washington Park.
From 1981 to 1992, the Discovery Center, at 321 South Clinton Street.
1992-Present: 219,000 ft² science center200-seat Kendall Planetarium315-seat OMNIMAX theater
(1st in the Northwest)The USS Blueback submarine18.5 acres & $32 million donatedOver 1 million annual visitors
1992-Present: 78,000 ft² science center50-seat Silverman Planetarium214-seat Bristol IMAX Omnitheater
(1st in New York state)2.5 acres & building owned by
Onondaga CountyOver 200,000 annual visitors
Side by Side Comparison
Net Assets ≈$28,000,000 ≈$4,000,000
Annual Visitors ≈1,000,000 ≈200,000
Staff ≈155 Full Time≈600 Daily Volunteers
≈15 Full Time≈10 Part Time≈5 Daily Volunteers
Physical Size219,000 ft²18.5 acres (owned by OMSI)
78,000 ft² 2.5 acres (owned by the County)
Annual Events 25 20
Age ≈115 years ≈34 years
Timeline
Concept developed by J.C.
Stevens
1896
Series of impermanent/loaned
locations
1906 1957
Washington Park Location
1992
Current location on the east bank of the Willamette River
Approximately 600,000 visitors
annually
1949
“Hassalo House”Northwest’s 1st
Planetarium. 25,000 visitors annually
Mid 1980’s
Present
Over 1 million visitors annually—Ranked as one of the top science centers in the United States—Currently
is a 219,000 ft² building with a Submarine, OMNIMAX theater, and Planetarium on 18.5 acres
Concept developed by the Junior League, the National Council of
Jewish Women, and the Technology Club.
1977
The Discovery Center
Current location in Armory
Square
Over 200,000 visitors annually—One of Central New York's 7 magnet tourist attractions—
Currently is a 78,000 ft² building with an IMAX theater, and Planetarium on 2.5 acres
19811992 Present
Over 42,000 visitors in the 1st year
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