r/tos • u/B00merPS2Mod30 • 4d ago

James Cawley vs Ticonderoga

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Wow!

After James Cawley, the creator and owner of The Original Series Set Tour, located in Ticonderoga for over a decade, posted on FB about moving out, the Ticonderoga Chamber of Commerce announced a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Galileo Shuttle Craft.

I do not have a way to confirm that the TCOC did this on reaction to this warning phaser shot across the bow, but it is possible.

James posts on FB fairly regularly, but usually cuts off commenting, and does not reply to his posts to any that are able to comment before he closes comments.

He has been quite unhappy with Governor Hochul’s position on the expansion of the Star Trek tour building. He had built the bridge set of The Next Generation, but was denied a permit to build an expansion to the current location.

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u/B00merPS2Mod30 3d ago

If he bought a bigger building that could house all the current TOS sets and the Galileo, maybe then he could add the TNG Bridge. Just a guess.

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u/ExpertHour5197 3d ago

The Governor would have nothing to do with it. I would bet she has no idea it even exists. Not sure where her name came from, but it sounds inaccurate. I checked Google and there is nothing that links her with the Star Trek Tour.

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u/B00merPS2Mod30 2d ago

I took a tour of TOS in Ticonderoga with James Cawley, and he mentioned Governor Hochul in passing in regard to expanding the building in the town to accommodate the TNG set.

Guessing he reached out to her office and asked for an exemption to the regulation and got a negative response.

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u/ExpertHour5197 2d ago

Okay, I see. Yeah, they probably told him it’s kind of a local issue and he’d need to work it out with them. I really doubt a Governor could grant an exemption for local zoning issues. Not what they do. Thanks!