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Another great hobby shop closing its doors!

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Monday, January 25, 2021 9:49 AM

Ringo58

My personal favorite, Hiawatha Hobbies in Waukesha WI said buisness was better than ever. They are open 7 days a week now mostly from 10-6.

Hiawatha had lots of the Athearn 2-packs of HO Fruehauf trailers when eveyone else was sold out, and Athearn was producing singles for the price of the 2-packs!

But the last time I visited their online site, it needed some improving.  And their prices as not as good as MBK.

jjo

Sad to hear....A victim of the times...Sigh

No, not a victim of the times.  According to the first post, the owner is retiring.  So as is the case most often, victim of single owner syndrome.  One owner retires and shop closes.  Essentially this happened to even Caboose Hobbies.  Yes, the lease ran out, but the owner was ready to retire so this probably just sped it up by a year or two.

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Posted by thomas81z on Monday, January 25, 2021 8:16 PM

SeeYou190

 

 
thomas81z
CALOOSA TRAINS & HOBBIES 1490 PINE ISLAND ROAD BLDG3 UNIT D ,mid march or so . i love that it will be soo close

 

It sure could not be much closer to my house.

I hope it is a friendly place.

-Kevin

 

jack the old part owner of metro trains will be running it

& it will be the old school hangout for us modelers .Cool

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, January 25, 2021 10:20 PM

thomas81z
jack the old part owner of metro trains will be running it

I don't know Jack. I knew Sid and Curt.

I have known Curt for 30+ years. It is crazy how many times our paths have crossed in one way or another.

-Kevin

Living the dream.

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Posted by thomas81z on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 6:26 AM

SeeYou190

metro trains was run by  jack sal & jack from2014 till victory bought the store .

i hope it goes well to , maybe our paths will cross there also

happy modeling

 

 
thomas81z
jack the old part owner of metro trains will be running it

 

I don't know Jack. I knew Sid and Curt.

I have known Curt for 30+ years. It is crazy how many times our paths have crossed in one way or another.

-Kevin

 

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