FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – Although the city of Farmington Hills is moving forward with the demolition of Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum and an overhaul of the Hunter’s Square Shopping Center, Jeremy Yagoda, the proclaimed ringmaster of Marvin’s says for now, the landmark has some time on its side.
“From what I understand, we’re going to be here until the end of the year. I mean everything is still up in the air, and I haven’t been given a solid answer, but that’s what it sounds like so far.
Yagoda’s father is Marvin Yagoda, who began Marvin’s nearly half a century ago. He died in 2017.
As for where everything in the arcade goes when December of 2024 comes, Jeremy Yagoda is hopeful it will be a new location.
“A new place just got to find a place. That’s the big challenge. I’d like to stay in this general area, you know. This is a great area for us. It’s easily accessible. We’ve been here for years, so we have deep roots,” he says.