Pittsburgh, PA

After Emily’s post about the controversy at the Science Center I decide to cover some positive news about the place. I was reading in that Post how it took Patty Rogers a year to build a scale model of the Forbes Field. What makes this amazing is that she did it without any help. Now that’s what I call dedication. Read the story to get all the details I left out.

The ballpark is going to be part of the miniature railroad which opens November 23 at the Carnegie Science Center, 1 Allegheny Ave., North Side. Information: www.CarnegieScienceCenter.org or 412-237-3400.

Since Forbes Field was before my time and I am sure it is for a lot of the readers of this blog I looked for some facts about it on Google. I found two website (one, two) that have some detailed information about Forbes field. One that jumped out at me was how it was the first steel constructed ballparks ending the era of wood construction. I can’t imagine a stadium being made of wood. Check out the two links for more fun facts and pictures.

Also at the Carnegie Science Center Theater:

Dinosaurs ALIVE! IMAX® - This is about Dinosaurs and it made by the same animator of the awesome Discovery Channel shows. If I had the money I would go to this, I don’t think guys ever outgrow their love of dinosaurs.

SEA Monsters IMAX® - This takes viewers millions of years into the past and thousands of feet below the surface to explore sea-going dinosaurs. Wow I changed my mind, if I had the money I would see both of these movies!

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