Another COVID casualty; The World of Speed Museum

[Lilhigbee]

Just saw an announcement that the Board of Directors has decided that the museum cannot endure the state-mandated shutdown.

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[Kruel J]

I don't think it would have endured even without. Never saw much traffic there. Hell even before it was WOS it was a Dodge dealer and pretty quite most of the time. Bad location, dumb city rules and now Covid. Too bad.

 

[CoastRange57]

5 years is a pretty good run for a museum in that location and paying that kind of rent. You have to be very proactive in keeping a business like that funded. You need more than the gate to pay the bills, you need private events and other sources of income. We went after it opened and I did a cruise in there last spring. Some great cars in there, Jungle Jims funny car, and Ernie Halls dragster, which I helped paint many years ago. Hopefully the cars find good homes.

 

[Joe Link]

Sad, I really liked that place