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The same reason people come to the museum is also why people come here to St. 'It is old-fashioned, but then again so is St. While wax museums may be an old-fashioned concept, this is part of what makes it a St. 'He will be a historic Santa because that is reflective of who we are and what we do,' said Chatterton. 'Our target audience is the history/heritage tourists who share our love of historic figures,' Chatterton said.ĭuring Nights of Lights, a vintage Kris Kringle will be displayed in the viewing window. They are interested in historic authenticity. Potter may not have foreseen the day when Britney Spears and Michael Jackson would be included, too, but the current owners are not inclined to go the route of any more modern stars either. At its heyday it was the second largest collection in the world, second only to Madame Tussauds in London.' 'Most of what we have now are originals from Potter's 300-figure collection. Potter was a big history buff so all his figures were historic,' said Dave Chatterton, general manager.

#POTTERS WAX MUSUEM MOVIE#

presidents, Civil War leaders, Chamber of Horrors, King Henry's Court, religious leaders, poets, musicians, artists, writers, explorers, philosophers, kings and queens, generals and movie stars. Augustine history include Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Chief Osceola and Juan Ponce de Leon. Potter's dream to fill the museum with wax figures that are a good representation of those who played an important part in history and the progress of civilization.

Augustine business, Potter's Wax Museum has had several different owners and is in its third location in the historic Old Drugstore, circa 1886, on the corner of Orange and Cordova streets. Or at least that's the way the owners of the Historic Tours of America felt when they purchased Potter's Wax Museum in May 2014 to ensure its continued operation. But some businesses are so unique and historic that keeping them going is practically a civic responsibility. Businesses come and businesses go that's the nature of economics.

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