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

Questions?