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center proposed
for Fun Zone site
The Newport Harbor
museum plan calls for
a $40- million facility
near Balboa Pavilion.
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story glass and me struc-
ture that would include sub.
marine simulators and a4-D
theater, the fourth dimen-
sion being the salt mist that
would be pumped into the
room forthe full effect.
"It's something that
takes a little time to grasp,"
said Tom Pollack, chairman
of the Explorocean board of
trustees.
The plan for Explor-
Ocean also marks an ambi-
tious change forthe nautical
museum, which started life
25yearsagoinasnall,wood-
en building filled with mari-
time artifacts slid histories
of local sailor& And not ev-
eryone is happy with turning
the museum into an interae-
tive amusement and educe -
tion center.
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"It has nothingto do with
the history of Newport
Beach," said Louise Fun -
denberg, who donated a cot-
ton sail from her Snowbird
— a class of boat popular in
the harbor for many years
to the museum in the 198os.
Now she plans to cancel her
museum membership.
thers, though, see it as a
need next step for the mu-
I e and progress for an
a fold Balboa that some
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th age.
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