A piece of Chicago music history is now ashes and burned debris after a devastating fire in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
The fire broke out Saturday at the decades-old Johnny Twist Historical Blues Museum at 65th and Cottage Grove.
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The museum’s owner is vowing to rebuild and hopefully reopen the South Side staple.
Black smoke spewed from the devastating flames earlier Saturday, and by the time firefighters were done, the Woodlawn treasure was left scorched and gutted.
“This building got about three folds to it in history, some odd 70-something years of history in the Woodlawn area alone,” said Johnny Twist” Williams, the owner of Johnny Twist Historical Blues Museum. “That fire traveled so fast; you wouldn’t believe it.”
A legendary blues guitarist, this Mississippi native’s namesake is nearly burned off the storefront at the Johnny Twist Historical Blues Museum, a South Side fixture for decades.
“They came here from around the world. Australia, Europe, any country you name will know Johnny Twist, because I’ve been in there since the early 60s,” Williams said.