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>>WELCOME TO DANVILLE.
I'M THE MAYOR. WE TRIED
TO BUILD A DOWNTOWN AND
THE THEORY IS THAT WE HAVE
A DOWNTOWN, DOWNTOWN
DANVILLE. 1940S LOOKING
DOWNTOWN. I HAVE SHOPS
AROUND THE SIDE. IT HAS A
BARBER SHOP, IT HAS A CITY
HALL, IT HAS A
O'SHAW'S PUB. MY LAST
NAME IS SHAW AND I WAS
ABLE TO NAME THE PUB AFTER
MYSELF. I ELECTED MYSELF
MAYOR. ACTUALLY MY WIFE
ELECTED ME. SHE WAS THE
ONLY OTHER CITIZEN IN
DANVILLE SO SO SHE ELECTED
ME. WHEN WE STARTED
BUILDING DANVILLE, IT HAD
A CONCEPT OF HAVING A
HANGAR BECAUSE I DO LIVE
ON A AIRSTRIP. THIS IS A
PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. I DO
FLY. I HAVE 172 AND A J-3
CUB THAT I FLY. THE
BUILDING IS A HANGAR BY
ITSELF BUT I DIDN'T WANT
IT TO BE BORING. I
DIDN'T WANT A BORING
HANGAR. I DIDN'T WANT A
BORING FRONT DOOR. SO WE
WORKED WITH THE
MANUFACTURER TO BUILD A
DOOR THAT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE A DOOR. THEN WE BUILT
THE INSIDE OF THE HANGAR
THAT WAS JUST BARE WALLS
AND WE SAID THAT DOESN'T
NEED TO BE BORING EITHER.
SO WE STARTED GATHERING
THINGS. AND WE GATHERED
THEM FROM CRAIGS LIST AND
FROM AUCTIONS AND FROM
SALVAGE YARDS. TO BE A
BUSINESS, IT WOULDN'T BE
VERY PROFITABLE PROBABLY.
BUT FOR WHAT WE WE DO,
IT'S JUST AN ABSOLUTE
WONDERFUL THING TO DO.
WE'RE MEETING SOME OF
THE MOST INTERESTING
PEOPLE AT THEIR MOST FUN
TIME OF THEIR LIFE.
THEY'RE EITHER HAVING
SOME SORT OF PARTY, A
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OR A
BIRTHDAY, OR A WEDDING. WE
LIKE TO DO WEDDINGS AND
WE'RE BEST GEARED FOR
WEDDINGS BECAUSE WE HAVE
ALL OF THE AMENITIES FOR
WEDDINGS. INSIDE THE
BUILDING, WE CALL IT THE
DANVILLE INN, AND IT HAS
THE PARLOR, AND WE HAVE
FURNITURE THAT FITS THE
DâCOR. FURNITURE THAT
FITS THE PERIOD. AND WHEN
WE HAVE WEDDINGS, IT ALL
COMES TOGETHER FOR THE
PHOTO OP. IT MAKES FOR
WONDERFUL PHOTO OPS FOR
THE BRIDE. UPSTAIRS WE
HAVE THE MASTER SUITE,
WHICH IS FOR THE BRIDE
WITH A VERY UNIQUE
BATHROOM, VERY UNIQUE
CLOSET. AND WE HAVE A
MOVIE THEATER, A 1920S ART
DECO MOVIE THEATER THAT WE
JUST COMPLETED WITH A 80
INCH 3D TELEVISION
THAT'S JUST GREAT FUN.
THE PROJECT IS ONGOING AND
MY WIFE ASKS ME WHEN I'M
GOING TO STOP AND I
DON'T KNOW BECAUSE WE
KEEP INVENTING THINGS AND
THINGS HAPPEN. WE FIND
THEM AND PUT THEM IN.
IT'S A HOBBY BECAUSE I
LIKE TO DO IT AND I ENJOY
MEETING THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE HERE FOR WEDDINGS. WE
BUILD A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE FUN.
IT'S A UNIQUE VENUE FOR
PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING
FOR OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
IT'S NOT A HOTEL
BALLROOM. IT'S NOT THE
VFW. IT'S SOMETHING THAT
IS TRULY UNIQUE THAT IS
MEMORABLE FOR THEIR
GUESTS. IT'S ALWAYS FUN
TO HEAR WHEN WE HAVE OUR
EVENT THAT THE GUESTS WILL