Carmen Cooley
JA Cooley Museum Owner/Curator/Director
San Diego, California
We are located 1 mile from Downtown San Diego and are considered San Diego's hidden gem. We feature 28 cars on display, the private collection of Jim & Carmen Cooley. The museum has cars from 1885 ( Benz Model 1) to 1933 (Franklin Olympic); many of our cars are in original condition, last in existence and a few one of a kind. Much of the collection has historical significance to San Diego. The museum also has on display 30 various other collections from the 3,000 camera collections, model rail road trains from 1870 to 2022, baby buggies, 40 plus Edisons; a collection for everyone. We are a 501C3 Foundation with a mission to education and preservation of the Industrial Revolution. We celebrate the visions, dreams and successes of inventors and how they shaped our lives today.