The Science Place Foundation

📚Nonprofit for advancement of science in children's education & meta-museum for 🧬 The Science Place ✨

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@wfaaweather Pete, don't play with my emotions like that.

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@a___m007 This is an interesting idea! Though calling it abandoned is not accurate, as it is actively undergoing renovation.

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@StateFairOfTX

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1936 ~ 2023

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A picture perfect night! 🤩 This #PictureoftheDay is sponsored by @lucchese1883!

📸: @disasterfilm
📍 Illumination Sensation

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An interesting look into some of the original attractions of the 1936 Centennial Exposition in Fair Park. This is a fold-out map from an original centennial souvenir guide in our collection.

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@StateFairOfTX I will have you know that I directed, by request, no less than 3 different people to the butter sculpture on Sunday. No one else asked me for directions. Not sure what to make of that.

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@Zipster90 No doubt! Hopefully Science Place 1 might see the same level of TLC soon.

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Quite possibly one of the most photogenic buildings I have ever come across 🤠 It exists for golden hour.

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@CalumDouglas1 I really love the cover version on the far left. How can I order that one, if available?

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Did you know that this small restaurant space in the Food's Building at Fair Park is original to the 1936 Centennial Exposition? Originally Gebhardt's Chili Powder, it is still being used as a restaurant during the fair to this day with the original signage still visible.

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If you pay close attention, you can sometimes spot wonderful little traces of how much work is being poured into saving Fair Park History.

Original exposition mural restoration-in-progress. Foods building (near the butter sculpture) ⁦#StateFairofTexas ⁦@HallOfStateTx⁩

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This is John Cotton, the last director of the Fair Park Planetarium. He worked there for 48 years when it closed in 2012.

When the Planetarium was forced to close for good, John saved its almost 60 years of history from destruction. #FairPark #Dallas

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@dalegreer @usamm_com @StateFairOfTX This would've been a hilarious way to double down.

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Today, this building is commonly known as Science Place II, despite being the original home of The Science Place before it's move into the former Dallas Museum of Fine Arts building, in 1986. Most remember SP2 as being home to The Planetarium during its final years.

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We dropped the ball on this anniversary, so we'll piggyback off of @derrickjeter to say Happy Birthday to The Science Place! Thanks Derrick!

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On this day in Texas history, in 1946, a group of doctors, dentists, and lay people opened the Dallas Health Museum during the State Fair at Fair Park. In 1981 the museum was renamed the Science Place. Today it is part of the Perot Museum located in Victory Park.

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Originally, the building was constructed and occupied as part of the Centennial Exposition of 1936 by the Museum of Domestic Arts. It was designed to mimic the appearance of a "southern mansion" as quoted from Exposition promotional materials.

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This is what happens when we let Little Big Tex proofread, but we’re so glad YOU’RE here! ❤️