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FROM THE ABC7 ARCHIVES: Celebrating the creation of San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park

ByJennifer Olney KGO logo

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Special: Creating the Cal Academy in SF's Golden Gate Park - 2008

When the California Academy of Sciences opened in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park 10 years ago, ABC7 partnered with the Academy to create a 50 minute special about the past, present and future of this iconic institution. Here's a look at "Under the Living Roof: Inside the California Academy of Sciences," as it aired in 2008.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- This week marks the 10 year anniversary of the opening of the California Academy of Sciences' new museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The building includes a huge rainforest inside a glass dome, one of the world's largest coral reef exhibits and a state of the art planetarium.

The Cal Academy's history dates all the way back to the days of the Gold Rush. Its first building burned down in the 1906 earthquake. A second museum was built a few years later, with a hodge podge of additions that continued for decades.

All of that was torn down and a new building was finished in 2008. During the construction, ABC7 partnered with the Academy to create a 50 minute special about the past, present and future of this iconic institution.

Join ABC7 News Anchor Dan Ashley for "Under the Living Roof: Inside the California Academy of Sciences," as it aired in 2008.

Go here for more stories, photos and videos about the Cal Academy.

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