Yes, "was" the chap who owned casinos and "circus" equipment (hence the ferris wheel) on the property. He died several months ago. The original house remains, but several years ago, he built a very large house (the one closer to the Hwy) and also started another large building to house his "carriages". You know, the old wooden ones pulled by horses. That was his hobby. Maybe if he had lived longer, that building would have been opened to publicly display the stuff? Guess the executors will be deciding what to do...I think he was in his late sixties. Given the wealth this chap amassed, I'm betting a lot of folks paid their mortgages while working for him...he was also a "philanthropist" who supported inner city school lunch programs as well as other projects.
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