Sunday Photo Fun 8/28/16

[Sturgeon-Phish]

People on the layout

Have Fun

Jim

[fifedog]

Funny how the produce stand was such an integral part of every community, and now they are as hard to find as a pay-phone.  My grandfather used to take me with him as he "toured" the area fruit-stands, and he knew and was good friends with each owner.  Nice memories.

[Firelock76]

Depends on what part of the country you're in, like everything else.  Roadside produce and plant stands aren't as common as they used to be, but they're still out there if you look hard enough, and sometimes you don't have to look hard at all, just get on a well-traveled byway.

I hope they never go away.  If they do something uniquely American will have passed, and nothing will ever bring them back.

[stebbycentral]

fifedog

Funny how the produce stand was such an integral part of every community, and now they are as hard to find as a pay-phone.  My grandfather used to take me with him as he "toured" the area fruit-stands, and he knew and was good friends with each owner.  Nice memories.

 

 

Really?  Here in the Midwest they are still a common roadside occurance.  In many Iowa communities during the growing season they have organized into so-called "Farmer's Markets" which occur on designated dates weekly or monthly at specific locations.  Kind of like model train shows. 

[Frank54]

name the postwar steamers in the photo

 

[Penny Trains]

We used to have a real beauty of a produce market right down the street when I was a kid.  Attached to it was a stand that sold honey ice cream.    Oh boy do I miss that ice cream stand!    Anyhoo.  Parkside Market was on a corner of what was once the NYC Linndale roundhouse property.

[alank]

2026, 1615,2065,2046

[rtraincollector]

fifedog

Funny how the produce stand was such an integral part of every community, and now they are as hard to find as a pay-phone.  My grandfather used to take me with him as he "toured" the area fruit-stands, and he knew and was good friends with each owner.  Nice memories. 

Fife you need to get out of the city. Go to Lancaster, Come down and visit my area, there everywhere. 

[Frank54]

alank

2026, 1615,2065,2046

 

Two outta four . . . 

[Firelock76]

Frank54

 

alank

2026, 1615,2065,2046

 

 

 

 

Two outta four . . . 

 

Well, at least he did better than I might have.

I was going to say "Lionel, Lionel, Lionel, Lionel."

[Northwoods Flyer]

 

I grew up on the Northwest side of inner city Chicago.  When I was young there were still venders that would come through the alleys with horse drawn wagons filled with produce.  Later they were replaced with folks with station wagons or their trunk filled with produce.

Many of the rural roads here in Wisconsin still have produce stands.

Enjoying the World's Greatest Hobby

Northwoods Flyer

[Frank54]

Firelock76

I was going to say "Lionel, Lionel, Lionel, Lionel."

And you would have been partially correct . . .

From left to right: 2026, 1656, 2065, 726. The 681 is in the right stall, hidden by the coaling tower

[stebbycentral]

fifedog

Funny how the produce stand was such an integral part of every community, and now they are as hard to find as a pay-phone.  My grandfather used to take me with him as he "toured" the area fruit-stands, and he knew and was good friends with each owner.  Nice memories. 

 

Good discussion Fifedog, now I know that I'm going to have to make room somewhere on my new layout for a roadside farm stand!

[overall]

My Lionel history is not good enough to recite them off the top of my head. That scene looks like it is part of a really great layout. Maybe sometime you could post more pictures of it?

[alank]

Well it is a good thing that I didn't try again.   I would have been wrong a second time.  I was trying to remember some of the locos I had seen in older post of yours.   I remember when you were building that yard scene.   Nice layout Frank54, I am envious.   When my brothers and I lived home many years ago, our layout was done in a model railroading scheme.   My oldest brother used to do the landscape and painting, my next brother liked to scratch build.   We cut and stained our own ties, used dried coffee grounds as ballast, and had a rather nice railroad.   Unfortunately after my last move there isn't good space for a railraod so most my trains are in storage.   Again a great job....Alank

[Penny Trains]

New in town!

1951 2035 with smoke, Magnetraction and 6646WX whistle tender $179 out the door from The Train Room at Ohio Station Outlets in Lodi.  If you go down there, keep in mind he's only open Sat and Sun and 95% of the store stock is G scale, including several trains operating on layouts.  He also had a 392E which made me drool a bit. 

[alank]

Nice 2035, one of my favorites growing up....good catch..