[meteorite-list] Griffith Observatory to reopen in 2005

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:13 2004
Message-ID: <20021105045640.74814.qmail_at_web80301.mail.yahoo.com>

Southern California will be minus one of its most
viewed meteorite collections until the
Griffith Observatory reopens in 2005.
News article follows:

"With flags waving and the sun glinting off shovels,
California Governor Gray Davis and Los Angeles Mayor
James Hahn joined other state and local officials in
breaking ground Wednesday, (October 30) for Griffith
Observatory's renovation and expansion project. The
groundbreaking ceremony, attended by over 100 guests
and the John Marshall High School marching band,
officially begins 30 months of construction activity
at the Observatory. The project will fully restore the
1935 icon, completely transform the Planetarium
Theater, and more than double the Observatory's usable
public space through an addition underneath the front
lawn and western terrace.

Construction should be completed by mid-2005, followed
by installation and testing of new equipment and
exhibits; the Observatory is currently scheduled to
reopen in December 2005. More than $58.6 million has
been secured thus far for the $83.0 million project."

Bob V.



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Received on Mon 04 Nov 2002 11:56:40 PM PST