No MJ Museum In Gary?

(۱-۹-۲۰۱۲) This past week has been a time of celebration in Michael’s hometown, Gary (Indiana, USA), for what would have been Michael Jackson’s ۵۴th birthday. Just a couple of years ago, former Gary Mayor Rudy Clay announced plans for a $۳۰۰ million museum and performing arts center to honor Michael Jackson’s legacy and memory. But two years later, the plan is dead. Chelsea L. Whittington, spokeswoman for current Gary Mayor Karen Freeman Wilson, says that without a funding plan, the museum cannot be built.

"That is no longer in play. No one has reached out to her in that regard. The Mayor has stated that until someone approaches her with the funding dollars and a plan, this project will not be pursued."

The news that a museum will not be built was bad news for fans gathered outside Michael Jackson’s boyhood home at ۲۳۰۰ Jackson Street:

"A museum could be the biggest inspiration because if that child could do that and that child’s family could do that, any child can do it," said Tina Hall of Ohio.

Katina Chowning of Indianapolis says that although she loves visiting Gary to see where Michael Jackson grew up, there isn’t much else to do.

"You can’t even buy a real T-shirt from the Michael Jackson Estate. They need to have something. You can’t even really spend your money."

Source: MJFC / WBEZ۹۱.۵