WINTER PARK, Fla. — It’s long been an eye popping sight in Winter Park, but The Booby Trap’s days are numbered.
Its original owner wants to save the iconic domes of the old gentleman’s club on Lee Road, which once welcomed Diana Roass and the Supremes.
Since the 1970s, the building has changed ownership several times and eventually became a blight to the city’s image.
After a spate of crime at the property, it’s now owned by the city.
Channel 9’s Anthony DiLorenzo spoke to Tom Veigle, who built The Booby Trap. He said he’d like to relocate a certain part of it to a kid’s camp.
The iconic architecture is made from fiberglass camping cones.
“I thought, ‘Wow that would make a neat building for The Booby Trap, for the boob business,’” Veigle said.
When the 81-year-old heard about the city plans to deflate and demolish the building, he hoped to save the structures by relocating and repurposing them.
“Someone mentioned, ‘Hey, why don’t we put that up there on the campground?” Veigle said.
Veigle started a camp for orphaned children after his son was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Mount Dora.
“It just tore me apart to where I decided to put everything I had into a foundation in his honor,” he said.
Veigle now lives in Georgia.
A city spokesperson said Winter Park is willing to work with Veigle but the cost could ultimately take the air out of the plan.
Veigle plans on coming to Winter Park next week to see how feasible the move would be.
City officials said they’ve yet to select a date for demolition.
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