Post by Roadkill on May 19, 2004 6:28:24 GMT -5
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GAS CITY, IND.--A museum chronicling the short life of actor James Dean has opened along Interstate 69 in a spot its curator hopes can attract more fans of the "Rebel Without a Cause" star.
"This is a great thing for Gas City and Grant County," Gas City Mayor Larry Leach told about 60 people at Saturday's opening of The James Dean Memorial Gallery. "It will definitely put us on the map as far as tourism goes."
The entrance to the gallery is a gift shop stocked with postcards, coffee mugs, dolls and T-shirts featuring images of Dean, who died in a 1955 car crash.
Other rooms showcase magazine covers, newspaper clippings, books, paintings, movie posters, collector plates and blankets featuring the actor.
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GAS CITY, IND.--A museum chronicling the short life of actor James Dean has opened along Interstate 69 in a spot its curator hopes can attract more fans of the "Rebel Without a Cause" star.
"This is a great thing for Gas City and Grant County," Gas City Mayor Larry Leach told about 60 people at Saturday's opening of The James Dean Memorial Gallery. "It will definitely put us on the map as far as tourism goes."
The entrance to the gallery is a gift shop stocked with postcards, coffee mugs, dolls and T-shirts featuring images of Dean, who died in a 1955 car crash.
Other rooms showcase magazine covers, newspaper clippings, books, paintings, movie posters, collector plates and blankets featuring the actor.
