Editor's note: The clock will not be at the new location, it has been sold. The story has been updated with more details from the owner.
The iconic clock outside the old Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum in Farmington Hills has officially come down.
Jeremy Yagoda, the owner of the museum, told 7 News Detroit it's too big to fit in their new location, so it's being sold to the owner of Tilt Amusements in Ohio. Trent Augenstein from Tilt Amusements said they are moving it into their pinball barn.
"It's such a symbol of us ... it's definitely a little emotional seeing it go down," said Yagoda. "Trent has helped us out with pinball games for so long, and I know what he's doing, and I think it's a really cool fit for there."
Photos courtesy Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
The museum, a beloved attraction in metro Detroit, will soon have a bigger place to call home.
“It warms my heart, it just gets me so excited to see all these people that have been touched by what was my father’s dream and his passion, and it’s just an honor to be able to carry it on,” Jeremy Yagoda told 7 News Detroit last December.
VIDEO: Watch the full interview with Jeremy Yagoda below:
Marvin's ran into trouble earlier in 2024. Many people were upset when a redevelopment plan at Hunter's Square in Farmington Hills forced the museum to move.
Watch our November 2023 report when a demolition was planned at the site of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum below:
The museum posted photos of what will be its new digs down the road at Orchard Mall in West Bloomfield.
It will expand from 5,300 to 14,000 square feet, creating enough room to host private parties.
"We're not just going bigger, we're going a lot bigger," said Yagoda in our previous report.
The museum's last day at the current location was January 5.
The tentative opening date for the new location will be sometime this fall.
