Photos: Remembering the original COSI museum on Broad Street in Columbus

Barbara J. Perenic, Columbus Dispatch

These classic COSI photos will send you back in the Time Tunnel

COSI, the Center of Science and Industry, opened to the public on March 29, 1964, with the original location at East Broad Street, taking over Memorial Hall in downtown Columbus. COSI moved in 1999 to West Broad Street along the Scioto River. COSI is known for hands-on exhibits and displays.

The COSI admissions and information area is seen in the very early years of the science center.
The COSI admissions and information area is seen in the very early years of the science center.
Campers gather for an early COSI Camp-in in the 1970s.
Campers gather for an early COSI Camp-in in the 1970s.
One of the first COSI shows in the 1970s demonstrating the electrostatic generator in the Lazarus Auditorium at the science center's former home at 280 E. Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio.
One of the first COSI shows in the 1970s demonstrating the electrostatic generator in the Lazarus Auditorium at the science center's former home at 280 E. Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio.
Campers attend a COSI Camp-in event in the 1970s.
Campers attend a COSI Camp-in event in the 1970s.
1973 - The Center of Science and Industry (COSI), built on the former Memorial Hall site on East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio.
1973 - The Center of Science and Industry (COSI), built on the former Memorial Hall site on East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio.
1974 - Edward Durell examines tools displayed in the Farm Museum at COSI.
1974 - Edward Durell examines tools displayed in the Farm Museum at COSI.
1975 - Replicas of all the presidents of the United States, each in two-thirds life size, were displayed for the first time at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), 280 E. Broad St., as a Bicentennial feature. Visitors could select any president and listen to him comment on the first 200 years of our nation. All comments were taken from speeches and remarks delivered while they were in office.
1977 - Coal mine exhibit at COSI.
1977 - Coal mine exhibit at COSI.
1980 - Black and white file photo - Roscoe Village in seen in miniature at COSI.
1980 - Black and white file photo - Roscoe Village in seen in miniature at COSI.
1980 - A look into the future at COSI shows at a bullet train.
1980 - A look into the future at COSI shows at a bullet train.
1981 - Models of Leonardo da Vinci's amazingly modern inventions, including this tank, on display at COSI.
1981 - Models of Leonardo da Vinci's amazingly modern inventions, including this tank, on display at COSI.
1981 - Black and white file photo - Vicki Dougherty, left, of Toledo, learned about Native Americans at COSI. Volunteer Judy Baumgardner, 13, of Worthington, helped Vicki remove face paint during a workshop.
1981 - Black and white file photo - Vicki Dougherty, left, of Toledo, learned about Native Americans at COSI. Volunteer Judy Baumgardner, 13, of Worthington, helped Vicki remove face paint during a workshop.
1981 - Louis Kennedy, life sciences supervisor at COSI, inspects an airplane built from a design by Leonardo de Vinci.
1981 - Louis Kennedy, life sciences supervisor at COSI, inspects an airplane built from a design by Leonardo de Vinci.
1982 - Exerior of COSI, Ohio's Center of Science and Industry, on East Broad Street in downtown Columbus.
1982 - Exerior of COSI, Ohio's Center of Science and Industry, on East Broad Street in downtown Columbus.
1982 - Crystal Byers, 9, of Hilliard, is visited by ISOC, the manned robot from the Center of Science and Industry, at Children's Hospital. ISOC visits the hospital each year and distributes Christmas tree ornaments and toys to the children.
1982 - Crystal Byers, 9, of Hilliard, is visited by ISOC, the manned robot from the Center of Science and Industry, at Children's Hospital. ISOC visits the hospital each year and distributes Christmas tree ornaments and toys to the children.
1983 - Leonard Sparks operates "Cyro" the robot for an audience that included Cherrie Pilliod, 8, and Susan Freilino, 10. CYRO spelled "I (heart) COSI."
1983 - Leonard Sparks operates "Cyro" the robot for an audience that included Cherrie Pilliod, 8, and Susan Freilino, 10. CYRO spelled "I (heart) COSI."
1983 - Mrs. Floradelle Pfahl, of Columbus, a COSI board member, talks to her husband John through the whisper dish, which amplifies sound.
1983 - Mrs. Floradelle Pfahl, of Columbus, a COSI board member, talks to her husband John through the whisper dish, which amplifies sound.
1983 - The Gossamer Penguin, the world's first solar-powered aircraft, hangs in the lobby of COSI. The aircraft, which made its first flight in 1980, will remain at COSI through April 30 as part of a collection of exhibits from last year's World's Fair.
1983 - The Gossamer Penguin, the world's first solar-powered aircraft, hangs in the lobby of COSI. The aircraft, which made its first flight in 1980, will remain at COSI through April 30 as part of a collection of exhibits from last year's World's Fair.
1983 - COSI carpenter Mark Gordon looks over the panorama "The American Crisis," a part of the new exhibit "The Time Tunnel."
1983 - COSI carpenter Mark Gordon looks over the panorama "The American Crisis," a part of the new exhibit "The Time Tunnel."
1984 - Mrs. and Mr. Walter English and students of St. Pius X, from a second grade class visit COSI.
1984 - Mrs. and Mr. Walter English and students of St. Pius X, from a second grade class visit COSI.
1984 - From left, Christine, Megan, Ryan and Pete Kunk of Columbus check out one of the Santa E-Mail computers at COSI that children can use to write Santa. COSI is plugging into Commodore 64 terminals with CompuServe to create the North Pole Computer Connection.
1984 - From left, Christine, Megan, Ryan and Pete Kunk of Columbus check out one of the Santa E-Mail computers at COSI that children can use to write Santa. COSI is plugging into Commodore 64 terminals with CompuServe to create the North Pole Computer Connection.
1985 - JoAnn Dannemiller, a visitor program specialist at COSI, demonstrates static electricity by touching a charged metal ball in the new rural electric exhibit at COSI. The exhibit traced the development of the rural electric program in Ohio through old photos, old appliances and demonstrations by the COSI staff.
1985 - JoAnn Dannemiller, a visitor program specialist at COSI, demonstrates static electricity by touching a charged metal ball in the new rural electric exhibit at COSI. The exhibit traced the development of the rural electric program in Ohio through old photos, old appliances and demonstrations by the COSI staff.
1985 - Karen Boss, 10, and her brother, Noah, 7, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, listen as COSI program specialist Jarvis Carr explains blood pressure and heart functions in a health-related exhibit at COSI.
1985 - Karen Boss, 10, and her brother, Noah, 7, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, listen as COSI program specialist Jarvis Carr explains blood pressure and heart functions in a health-related exhibit at COSI.
1985 - A comet appears at the Battelle Planetarium at COSI.
1985 - A comet appears at the Battelle Planetarium at COSI.
1986 Richard Whiteside, 4, from John 23rd Head Start Fair Ave. Center gives ISOC the robot a hug at COSI.
1986 Richard Whiteside, 4, from John 23rd Head Start Fair Ave. Center gives ISOC the robot a hug at COSI.
1986 - Santa Claus experiences the electrostatic generator at COSI.
1986 - Santa Claus experiences the electrostatic generator at COSI.
1987 - Long lines greeted the COSI Dinosaurs exhibit at COSI
1987 - Long lines greeted the COSI Dinosaurs exhibit at COSI
1987 - Crowds were massive inside COSI during the Dinosaurs exhibit.
1987 - Crowds were massive inside COSI during the Dinosaurs exhibit.
1987 - The Dinosaurs exhibit at COSI.
1987 - The Dinosaurs exhibit at COSI.
1987 - Nonnie, 6, and her brother, Jeff Fueston, 13, of Blanchester, Ohio, look at furniture in "The Bauhaus" exhibit at COSI.
1987 - Nonnie, 6, and her brother, Jeff Fueston, 13, of Blanchester, Ohio, look at furniture in "The Bauhaus" exhibit at COSI.
1988 - Construction continues at the site of the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio office building. COSI is seen at upper left.
1988 - Construction continues at the site of the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio office building. COSI is seen at upper left.
1991 - (L-r) Leslie H. Wexner, Major General Aleksei Leonov, Leonard Sparks, in astronaut uniform, and Senator John Glenn appear during the grand opening of a new COSI exhibit, Limited Space.
1991 - (L-r) Leslie H. Wexner, Major General Aleksei Leonov, Leonard Sparks, in astronaut uniform, and Senator John Glenn appear during the grand opening of a new COSI exhibit, Limited Space.
1991 - Aimee Powers, 11, a student at Mohawk Middle School, plays with the "Mission to Mars," exhibit as Major General Aleksei Leonov looks over her shoulder inside COSI's during the grand opening of the Limited Space. Leonov was the flight commander of the joint Soviet-U.S. space mission in 1975.
1991 - Aimee Powers, 11, a student at Mohawk Middle School, plays with the "Mission to Mars," exhibit as Major General Aleksei Leonov looks over her shoulder inside COSI's during the grand opening of the Limited Space. Leonov was the flight commander of the joint Soviet-U.S. space mission in 1975.
1991 The exterior of COSI, Ohio's Center of Science and Industry on East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio.
1991 The exterior of COSI, Ohio's Center of Science and Industry on East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: photos of the old original cosi