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Post by talkinghands on Jun 2, 2010 18:13:19 GMT -5
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Post by MaryAnn Layton on Jun 2, 2010 18:31:58 GMT -5
Thanks so much for sharing this! Leave it to CNN to always report on major Michael news - YAY!
It's also a great idea to build it in Gary, which is a dying town.
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Post by jacque on Jun 3, 2010 22:52:24 GMT -5
Here's another related article from the AP:
Gary, Indiana Moves Ahead With Museum Plans
(2-6-2010) Work could begin next year on a $300 million museum and arts center dedicated to Michael Jackson in his hometown, Gary, Indiana (USA), his father Joe Jackson and Gary officials announced Wednesday.
Michael Jackson last visited Gary in 2003 to talk about the project, but no progress was made on it before his passing last year. Joe Jackson, said Wednesday that he was "just carrying out his legacy" by getting involved.
"This is a happy day for me because this is something that my family and Michael have always wanted," Joe Jackson said. "We're bringing something back."
Gary Mayor Rudy Clay said the project would create thousands of jobs and, when finished, was expected to bring at least 750,000 visitors a year to the city. He estimated it would generate $100 million to $150 million in income for the community each year.
"This project will be the magnet that will draw people from all over the world," Clay said.
The money to build the Jackson Family Museum and Hotel and the Michael Jackson Performing Arts and Cultural Center and Theaters will come from investors and donations, Clay said.
As a fan, you can help this dream become a reality by joining the Jackson Family Foundation and ordering a copy of the Limited Edition Las Vegas Hollywood Magazine. The magazine features Joe Jackson, patriarch of music's Royal Family, and encompasses Michael's life, the lives of his brothers and sisters and most recently, the honoring of Joe Jackson and the Jackson Family with a Brenden Celebrity Star. All net proceeds of your purchase price goes directly to the Jackson Family Foundation, which will allow the memory of Michael to live forever!
After years of promises about the project but no action, residents were cautiously optimistic. People said they were hopeful because Wednesday's announcement was the furthest along the project has ever come, with the city's donation of 300 acres of land.
Police Chief Gary O. Carter was impressed by Joe Jackson's presence.
"Why would he come all the way here if it wasn't" going to happen, Carter said.
Seretha Harvey, 24, grew up in Gary and said she hoped the project would happen, and that it would bring jobs and help change people's image of the financially struggling city.
"I've been in and out of Gary for the past few years, and I've seen it deteriorate. I'm worried about whether this is actually going to matriculate," she said, but added, "I'm optimistic about it."
Source: MJFC / AP
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Post by MaryAnn Layton on Jun 6, 2010 18:37:24 GMT -5
I just came out of a Twitter meeting with Randy, and he's not too happy about this project at all. It seems that the whole family is NOT behind it.
Randy just tweeted that he and his siblings knew nothing of the Jackson Family Foundation, museum and hotel being proposed in Gary! It turns out that his parents' advisors are maybe steering them down the wrong path?
Just FYI
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