Cousteau Exhibit Plans Dropped by Norfolk
Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. —
The city has scrapped plans to build a $24.7-million Cousteau Ocean Center on its downtown waterfront because of a lack of private donations and eroding public support, the mayor said Tuesday.
The center, proposed six years ago, would have displayed the work of French undersea explorer Capt. Jacques Cousteau using Disney-like special effects. The Cousteau Society projected that the center would draw 650,000 visitors a year.
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