Difference between revisions of "Museum of Life & Science"
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==Woozle== | |||
Everything was still at the location south of Murray Avenue when we were of an age to go there; the north side hadn't been developed yet. There was a railroad caboose and an army tank, both of which were fully climbable. They were both genuine articles, as far as I know. You couldn't climb on the outside of the caboose, but you could climb up to the bunk beds on the inside. The last time I saw it, they had made it impossible to do that -- the ladders and the bunk area were blocked off with plexiglas. The army tank essentially served as a massive jungle-gym; I remember being left there to play on at least one occasion when I was some single-digit age. There were usually other kids around. | |||
...and of course my first substantial encounter with [[Jenny]] took place there (see [[Woozle/Jenny/note/008]]). | |||
[[Category:Businesses|Museum of Life & Science]] | [[Category:Businesses|Museum of Life & Science]] | ||
[[Category:Durham|Museum of Life & Science]] | [[Category:Durham|Museum of Life & Science]] | ||
Revision as of 13:24, 7 November 2017
The Museum of Life & Science was known as "The Children's Museum" until sometime in the late 1970s. Harena's family was heavily involved with it during the early years.
- See HTYP for a related thing with a bit more information: htyp:Durham brontosaurus
- Wikipedia
- home page
Woozle
Everything was still at the location south of Murray Avenue when we were of an age to go there; the north side hadn't been developed yet. There was a railroad caboose and an army tank, both of which were fully climbable. They were both genuine articles, as far as I know. You couldn't climb on the outside of the caboose, but you could climb up to the bunk beds on the inside. The last time I saw it, they had made it impossible to do that -- the ladders and the bunk area were blocked off with plexiglas. The army tank essentially served as a massive jungle-gym; I remember being left there to play on at least one occasion when I was some single-digit age. There were usually other kids around.
...and of course my first substantial encounter with Jenny took place there (see Woozle/Jenny/note/008).