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selector-Crandell -- Yes, I do smile as I write these memories. I was just thinking of others. I'll return often now and post them. I still have all of my toy trains, but they are carefully packed in boxes and stored on shelves in my hall and bedroom closets. I don't have room for a layout in my one-bedroom apartment. Maybe someday I'll move into a larger one. However, now that I am 67 years old, it is time for me to think of selling them. I wouldn't want to leave that task to my
Mobilman44 -- You probably remember Stanton's Hobby Shop on Milwaukee Avenue and Benty's Hobby Shop on Belmont downstairs from the "L" station. Stanton's was the larger of the two. Mr. Benty tried his best to survive over the years. Stanton's was far more successful, a larger store with a great variety of merchandise. I also used to go to Simonsen's Hobby Shop on Lincoln Avenue south of Belmont. One time I was looking for a Lionel crane car. "I think I have one
I want to thank all of you for posting your memories of Allied Model Trains in Culver City, California. I hope others will keep doing so. There is one thing I should point out. There were two of us named George working in the Lionel Trains/LGB section when I worked there (November 1990 to March 1995). The other George was George Spelmeier. He had worked there for years as a salesman and a repairman. There wasn't anything he couldn't fix. George Spelmeier always went fishing on his days off
Do you mean Allen Drucker, the owner of Allied Model Trains, had his store listed on eBay? Sounds far-fetched..... May 17th: I stand corrected. I see that Allen did have the contents of the store listed on eBay for a short time.
I worked as a salesman in the Lionel and LGB section of Allied Model Trains from late November 1990 to mid March 1995. It saddens me to see Allied close, because it was the most beautiful train store I've ever seen. You can criticize its owner Allen Drucker all you want for refusing to sell toy trains for less than the Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP). Keep in mind that Allied was one of the largest toy trains stores in the world, and it was expensive to operate on that scale. We sold
Allen Drucker's smaller building is across the street from the one that resembles Union Station in downtown L.A. (pictured in the illustration below). It is this smaller store that will now be the home of WhistleStop Trains (or a scaled-down Allied Model Trains). The smaller store is a decent size for a typical hobby shop, but it doesn't hold a candle to the main store. Here is an illustration to show you what Allied Model Trains looked like: This is the store that will now be home to a Samy's
I worked as a salesman in the Lionel and LGB section of Allied Model Trains from late November 1990 to mid March 1995. It saddens me to see Allied close, because it was the most beautiful train store I've ever seen. You can criticize its owner Allen Drucker all you want for refusing to sell toy trains for less than the Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP). Keep in mind that Allied was one of the largest toy trains stores in the world, and it was expensive to operate on that scale. We sold