![]() ![]() I had to move faster, slower or just away in order to keep from making corrections. The amount of misinformation both automotive and historical ()! was staggering. Guy making the rounds when I was there certainly considered himself quite senior and a font of knowledge (he was 'educating' a group or two while I was there since my visit was rather extended). One note: do NOT get a docent for the car portion. LeMay supports the local car community, makes provisions for the former nuns - it's just a boon to the community. The whole complex is worth a good 4 hours if you like both aspects and only hunger or another scheduled event will take you away. Thoroughly enjoyed this piece, you can spend a long time there. Collection bogs down a bit as we get toward present year, but no one it seems is really curating anything past the 60's in terms of everyday vehicles (it's probably time to start - at some point I'd be able to afford assembling that collection but no funds to display it, sigh). Still, all of this is sort of an appetizer for the main vehicle display warehouse where cars are properly displayed with enough room for multiple angle shots and good signage. It's a significant car, deserves more prominence of place. One sad exception was a Dual-Ghia tucked into a roped off corner - but I'm told that may have been because of an event usually center display. You can certainly get closer to a Tucker here than just about anywhere. Occasionally in the main buildings and annex some were put on racks and thus not really accessible but a lot of these were fairly anonymous models (unless you are a big 20's fan and then you'd gnash teeth a little), but most at least reasonably displayed if not full walkaround. Since I bought two tours I saw everything & not sure where the division was. There is a collection as part (I believe) of the main school tour and then a secondary large warehouse with many additional displayed and signed. Yes, they could use a professional archivist / curator, display person, but the whole effect is charming in the best sense and you should spend time here. Family still involved, still uses the place (cool), keeps the memory alive through dedicated employees. Wish I could have met him - seems like a totally down to earth guy who made good, and then freely enjoyed his hobbies but took care to allow others to enjoy them with him. Take some moments and watch the video to get a sense of the man and his accomplishments. Some of this is a WIP and some of it a bit of grandma's attic (Harold's attic, really), but in a most enjoyable way. School tour is very personal - just myself and Janet (?) the guide, who is engaging, full of information and quite willing to spend time on a very thorough walk through. Tacoma Featuring a rotating variety of original manuscripts on display including the likes of original Darwin Past examples have included Darwin’s original manuscripts on science versus religion, the logbook from the Enola Gay, and a handwritten draft of Madame Butterfly. Really a hidden gem, and in some ways better than the foundation museum with the right package.
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