Bought It Sight Unseen. (RIP James Dean Museum.)

From The News-Sentinel (all kidding aside, i STILL love that paper.)

GAS CITY, Ind. - The owner of a museum chronicling the short life of actor James Dean says he has closed it down for good after struggling financially since its opening in 2004.
David Loehr, the owner of the James Dean Gallery, had first announced in December that he planned to close the museum, but an outpouring of contributions led him to give it another try. But it shut down at the end of February, and Loehr has packed up and placed all of his Dean memorabilia into storage.
"It was a real asset to the county and state, but I just couldn't keep it going," he told the Chronicle-Tribune of Marion for a story Thursday. "It's time to move on to the next thing."
Loehr said he would soon be setting up a small display in the National Automotive & Truck Museum in the town of Auburn north of Fort Wayne. That Dean display, however, will not compare to the tribute Loehr had in the 7,000-square-foot gallery building.
"Only 25 percent of what we had on display (in Gas City) will be showcased here," he said.
He also would like to place some of his collection - including wardrobe worn by Dean in his three films, school papers and artwork by the actor - at the old Fairmount High School, where Dean graduated in 1949, if a renovation effort there succeeds.
He also plans to continue operating the gallery's Web site and Rebel, Rebel - his Dean memorabilia store in Fairmount.
"We will never have a display again like the one at the gallery," he said.