Fan To Open Frank Sinatra Museum

Source: Associated Press
HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) -- Start spreadin' the news: Ol' Blue Eyes is back in town.

A fan is planning to open a museum dedicated to Frank Sinatra in a space next door to the singer's birthplace.

"It's going to be really extra special," Ed Shirak Jr. said Wednesday. "Frank has returned to his roots. He's in heaven, but he's back with us."

The museum will open its doors on Dec. 12, Sinatra's birthday. It will house letters Sinatra wrote to Hoboken residents, photographs and personal possessions such as handkerchiefs and a suit he wore in the film "Come Blow Your Horn."

The inside of the 600 square-foot museum -- now an old knickknack shop -- will be laid out to resemble Marty O'Brien's, a bar Sinatra's father owned in Hoboken, and will also feature a stage for live performances.

A $5 admission fee will likely be charged, with profits going to charities, Shirak said.

A bronze star honoring Sinatra now sits in front of the store. His home, at 415 Monroe St., burned down years ago and the site is now a vacant lot.

Sinatra died May 14, 1998.


Publication Date: Oct 14, 1999