Pate Museum of Transportation

Pate Museum of Transportation
Pate Museum of Transportation is located in Texas
Pate Museum of Transportation
Location within Texas
Established2 August 1969 (1969-08-02)
Dissolved25 December 2009 (2009-12-25)
LocationCresson, Texas
Coordinates32°34′21″N 97°36′10″W / 32.5725°N 97.6027°W / 32.5725; -97.6027
TypeTransportation museum
FounderA.M. "Aggie" Pate, Jr.
WebsiteOfficial website (Archived)

The Pate Museum of Transportation was a transportation museum located in Cresson, Texas.

History

Background

A.M. "Aggie" Pate Jr. acquired the first car in 1948 in high school.[1] After becoming president of Panther Oil and Grease in 1965, he began planning for an automobile museum.[2] The original idea included a vintage gas station and was called Gasoline Alley, but the scope expanded to include all forms of transportation.[3]

Establishment

The main building was opened on 2 August 1969[3][4] and three months later the museum had 26 cars.[5]

The museum received the minesweeper USS Admiral Vosseller (MSB-5) on loan from the U.S. Navy in 1973.[6] The following year it opened an exhibition about lighter-than-air aircraft.[7] The year after that, it displayed the first Soviet space exhibit in the United States.[8]

Pate died in 1988 and, by the late 1990s, the former site of the museum was redeveloped into housing.[2][9][clarification needed]

The U.S. Air Force began removing aircraft from the collection in 2003 after their condition deteriorated and the museum could not afford the cost of repairs.[10][a]

Closure

Due to a lack of funding and reduced attendance, the museum was forced to close on 24 December 2009.[12][13][14] The following June an auction of 43 vehicles was held.[13][15]

The minesweeping boat was scrapped in mid-2011 after it was determined to have deteriorated beyond salvage.[16]

Former collection

Aircraft

Other

Events

The museum held an annual open house and a swap meet.[35][36]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ An F-105 and T-33 went to the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum, an RF-84 to the American Airpower Museum, an F-86 to Barnes Air National Guard Base and a C-117 to San Angelo.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ "Antique Cars Can Be New Type of Investment". Cameron Herald. 28 January 1974. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Smith, George (7 October 1998). "'Aggie' Pate, 'One of Finest,' Dies at 67". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Carmack, George (28 August 1976). "Pate Museum Has It". San Antonio Express-News. p. 1-B. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Museum is Now Open". Plano Star-Courier. 4 September 1969. p. 2. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Pate Museum of Trans. Attracts International Interest". Hood County News-Tablet. 30 October 1969. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Minesweeper Joins Pate Fleet". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 6 December 1973. p. 1-B. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Lighter Than Air Exhibit Planned at Pate Museum". Hood County News. 25 July 1974. p. 11. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Pate Museum to Be First to Feature Soviet Space Exhibit". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 11 December 1975. p. 4-A. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Southbrook Estates Celebrates Pre-Grand Opening of Southbrook Estates". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 23 November 1997. p. 1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  10. ^ Vaughn, Chris (13 August 2003). "Once-Proud Warbirds". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1A, 20A. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. ^ Vaughn, Chris (11 October 2004). "Air Force Treasures are Heading Elsewhere". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1B, 6B. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  12. ^ Vaughn, Chris (12 December 2009). "Museum is Hitting the Brakes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1A, 1B. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  13. ^ a b Vaughn, Chris (3 June 2010). "Out with the Old, for a Price". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1A, 3B. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  14. ^ Kennedy, Bud (20 December 2009). "Four Days Until a Local Jewel Reaches the End of the Road". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 3B. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Pate Museum Collection Offered at No Reserve – RM Auctions". Sports Car Digest. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b Harrison, Michael R. (2012). Historic American Engineering Record: Minesweeping Boat MSB 5 (PDF) (Report). National Park Service. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Douglas C-117C, s/n 42-108866 USAAF, c/n 12508, c/r N53425". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Fairchild C-119F-FA Flying Boxcar, s/n 51-2675 USAF, c/n 10664". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman F9F-8 Cougar, s/n 131063 USN, c/n 1C". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman HU-16B Albatross, s/n 7176 USCG, c/n G-226". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Hiller OH-23B Raven, s/n 51-16386 US, c/n 0637". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Hiller OH-23B Raven, s/n 51-16387 USAF, c/n 0638, c/r N4784C". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Kaman HH-43B Huskie, s/n 58-1841 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, s/n 58-0621 USAF, c/n 580-1670". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  25. ^ "Airframe Dossier - McDonnell F-101B-120-MC Voodoo, s/n 59-0471 USAF, c/n 795". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Airframe Dossier - McDonnell F-4D-33-MC Phantom II, s/n 66-8812 USAF, c/n 2799". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  27. ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American F-86H-10-NH Sabre, s/n 53-1239 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  28. ^ "Airframe Dossier - North American T-28C Trojan, s/n 140659 USN, c/n 226-236, c/r N75ES". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  29. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Piasecki CH-21B Work Horse, s/n 53-4324 USAF, c/n B74". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  30. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Republic F-105D-10-RE Thunderchief, s/n 60-0500 USAF, c/n D187". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  31. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Republic RF-84F Thundersflash, s/n 53-7595 USAF". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  32. ^ "Airframe Dossier - Vought YF-8C Crusader, s/n 140448 USN". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  33. ^ a b c "Jet Powered Missile in Museum's Exhibit". Wichita Falls Record News. 30 August 1975. p. 12A. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  34. ^ "Railroading Elegance Displayed at Museum". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 5 August 1973. p. 6-H. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  35. ^ "Pate Museum Open House Set March 4". Hood County News. 23 February 1984. p. 3A. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  36. ^ Smith, Jack Z. (27 August 1997). "Pate Swap Meet is Moving to Texas Motor Speedway". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 5. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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