Ag & Industrial Museum will be closed May 15

The Agricultural & Industrial Museum will be closed Friday, May 15, to accommodate a large field trip. The museum will re-open at its normal time, 10 a.m. Saturday, May 16. Thinking about celebrating America’s 250th birthday with a visit to the History Center? Find details on our website.

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>Blog: History Uncovered > Steam Plant Construction, February 2023

Steam Plant Construction, February 2023

January 1, 1970

2023.20.09 LC_YCHC Progress16 Use

2023.20.09 LC_YCHC Progress18 — Windows along the Pershing Avenue side of the building have been installed.

2023.20.09 LC_YCHC Progress17 — Crews poured concrete to make the floor of the new section of the complex that will connect the two existing buildings.

2023.20.09 LC_YCHC Progress4 Use — The first-floor space is still filled with construction equipment, but the outline of the space is beginning to take shape.

2023.20.09 LC_YCHC Progress3 — The area between the two existing buildings will eventually be turned into the mostly glass entrance into the new museum.

2023.20.09 LC_YCHC Progress16 Use — Workers install new windows on the second floor of the side of the building along West Philadelphia Street.

2023.20.09 LC_YCHC Progress12 Use — Construction crew members work on area between the two main buildings, space that will eventually be the glass-and-brick entrance to the new museum.

2023.20.09 LC_YCHC Progress10 Use – Copy — A look at the second floor exhibit space inside the new museum.

2023.20.09 LC_YCHC Progress7 Use – Copy — Concrete has been poured and walls have been framed out for the first floor of the new museum.

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