Other museums have struck out, namely the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which ended up in Los Angeles instead of Chicago after a battle over lakefront green space with the Friends of the Parks open space advocacy group. The Sports Museum of America in New York closed in 2009 after being open for only nine months due to financial problems and lagging attendance. Over the years, some of Chicago's museums have relied on public subsidies, fee increases and cost-cutting measures to stay afloat.