Looking at those graphs, it seems to be that being a popular presidents associates with attendance as much as time. I've only been to two, Reagan's in California, and JFKs in Boston , and both were fairly busy.
Also, it's really too bad the CTA didn't maintain an active plan to (re)extend the Green Line to Jackson Park so it could apply for more Federal stimulus in infrastructure bills.
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Originally Posted by galleyfox
The elephant in the room is that most presidential libraries have meh or dismal attendance after a few years, and they depend on college student book clubs and academic conferences to juice the attendance numbers.
Everything depends on a good portion of MSI visitors choosing to extend their time by going around the corner, so that the Obama Presidential Library can maintain healthy attendance for decades to come.
In the best case scenario, tourists would book an extra day for a Hyde Park/Woodlawn itinerary. Together the Library and the UChicago dorms might generate enough foot traffic to spark retail and dining development along 63rd that the Library alone could not achieve.
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