Sunday, January 24, 2010
By Virginia Linn, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
For 15 years, memorabilia relating to Andy Griffith and his role in the fictitious Mayberry have been displayed in various locations in Mount Airy, N.C., the small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains where the actor and singer was born 83 years ago.
Now a permanent museum has opened that expects to welcome huge crowds this year as the town celebrates the 50th anniversary of the debut of "The Andy Griffith Show" in 1960.
Mount Airy was the inspiration for the folksy town of Mayberry, the focus of this sitcom that ran for eight seasons and the later "Mayberry RFD." More...
By Virginia Linn, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
For 15 years, memorabilia relating to Andy Griffith and his role in the fictitious Mayberry have been displayed in various locations in Mount Airy, N.C., the small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains where the actor and singer was born 83 years ago.
Now a permanent museum has opened that expects to welcome huge crowds this year as the town celebrates the 50th anniversary of the debut of "The Andy Griffith Show" in 1960.
Mount Airy was the inspiration for the folksy town of Mayberry, the focus of this sitcom that ran for eight seasons and the later "Mayberry RFD." More...
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