Air & Space Gallery

Well, the Air & Space Gallery has been sitting empty for a few months now with all of the planes, capsules, and other exhibits moved to the SciencCenter.
Went there just before they shut down (which they’ve said is only going to be temporary) and it was entirely deserted. Most of it looked the same way it’d been for for 20 years or more. Most of the interactive exhibits and experiments were broken and layers of dust remained untouched on many of the fixtures and items on display.
Much as it has been for some time, there’s not a lot of floor space and relying on your ability to go up and down stairs to get to the next exhibit since the walkways are narrow and along the sides like an atrium so people on the ground floor can see the things hanging from the ceiling like in the Smithsonian.
The elevator, which I’d always thought was the largest in L.A. up until LACMA built that ridiculously large one for BCAM, was REALLY slow (but the thing was like 100+ square feet).
It’s arguable that all of the artifacts that were moved to the ScienCenter are better off there, with the jets hanging in the lobby where the almost always out of order hyperbolic paraboloid used to be and the capsule that would be have been Apollo 18 right there on the ground so everyone can see it up close.
I’ll be happy when the Air & Space Gallery re-​opens, but for now the ScienCenter is providing a decent home for as much as they could fit.

Most people who visit Expo Park don’t even recognize this place subsist and that makes me sick to the core because this is an astounding establishment to observe the end or even start your day during your brief visit at Expo Park. It has four adequate floors full of air and space wonder and you must definitely take your picture inside an ol’ timey Los Angeles helicopter. It’s quite the tourist attraction.
The A&S Gallery is located north of the Science Center with free admission so the next time you visit Expo Park; remember that this lovely little shindig exists.