The Palace of Depression

[Dave Monroe]

Daynor had only four dollars in his pocket when he arrived in
Vineland, NJ. He used the money to buy three swampy acres of land that
had once been a car junkyard. For years he slept in an abandoned car
on the mosquito-infested property, living off a steady diet of frogs,
fish and squirrels while he built his elaborate eighteen-spired,
pastel-hued Palace of Depression out of auto parts and mud. His
primary objective? To encourage his downtrodden countrymen to hold
onto their hope and stay resourceful, no matter what. Daynor opened
his homemade castle to the public on Christmas Day, 1932, free of
charge (he started charging an entrance fee after someone made fun of
his beard), and proved an enthusiastic, albeit eccentric tour guide.

http://coilhouse.net/2008/02/george-daynor-and-the-palace-of-depression/

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/33519

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_depression

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=XQ0Xh9WXSTo

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085475/trivia?tab=tr&item=tr0732257

Thanks, Doug Millison!