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Los Angeles Funicular Railway

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Los Angeles Funicular Railway
Posted by HO-Velo on Sunday, November 27, 2022 11:09 PM

As a Film Noir fan I've watched a few Hollywood movie scenes shot on a funicular railway.  Guess I'm just dense, but it took stumbling upon this heartwarming video to make the connection between the Angels Flight and the Downtown Deco hotel model.  LA 1:87 Short Film - Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society

Regards, Peter

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Posted by hon30critter on Sunday, November 27, 2022 11:37 PM

Hi Peter,

Thanks for that very interesting and inspiring video! What a true craftsman!!! What an incredible level of detail to aspire to!

Cheers!!

Dave

I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!

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Posted by BATMAN on Monday, November 28, 2022 12:32 AM

Thanks for posting that Peter, I watched it twice. A good way to end a good day.

Brent

"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."

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Posted by Southgate 2 on Monday, November 28, 2022 1:01 AM

Thank you for sharing that, Peter.

A comment that the gentlman made:

"When I was eighteen I knew everything, now I'm 81, and I don't know anything"

Boy, isn't that true, that the more we learn about our world, the more we realize how much we don't know. Especially when you're trying to build models of parts of it!  Dan

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Posted by HO-Velo on Monday, November 28, 2022 9:28 PM

Dave, Brent and Dan,  

My pleasure.  Like you, I sure enjoyed seeing Mr. Cox's work, along with hearing his views on modeling and how it can be a part of preserving architectural history.

Regards, Peter

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