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Hey Jeanne,
We can take this off line, I assume your dad was George. I remember one of his suggestions was to paint the support girders and structures different colors to highlight their roles in the structure of the PFA.
C
On Feb 24, 2011, at 2:32 PM, Jennie Dusheck wrote:
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> Charles,
> In about 1968, my parents were invited to a dinner party at Frank Oppenheimer's house on Lombard Street to discuss ideas for the Exploratorium. My father was the science reporter for the Examiner, and I was included, too, as the token child that night.
>
> Up to then, my only connection to the Palace of Fine Arts was one of modest delinquence. Ignoring the "No Trespassing" signs, my friends and I would climb the chain link fence to play in the ruins; fond and vivid memories.
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> Jennie Dusheck
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> At 3:36 PM -0800 2/14/11, Charlie Carlson wrote:
>> http://blogs.exploratorium.edu/science/2011/02/14/when-the-exploratorium-started-outŠ/
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>> As a bit of interesting trivia and historical clarity, here's a list of the Exploratorium staff members when I started in June 1972. The staff list was generally in flux as the "line throughs bear witness to".
>>
>> And I'm coming up on my 39th year anniversary.
>> C
>> The opinions and thoughts expressed here are my own and should in no way be construed or attributed to the Exploratorium or related organization, and do not represent an institutional position.
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>> Charles Carlson
>> Senior Scientist
>> exploratorium
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