@shorling posted:Oscale Train Lover was lamenting the loss of his train store that also sold Department 56. All the big D56 retailers are gone here in CT: Windsor Shop in North Haven, Vinny’s in North Haven, G & L Windham plus just about any other local D56 outlet.
Kind of the same here in NE Pennsylvania, Steve. Not far from me is a local legend called the American Candle Shop - in reality, candles are a small part of their business. 20+ years ago, they did an enormous amount of business in collectibles, including Dept. 56. If you went there on the day after Christmas, all D56 was 40-50% off!!! They had stacks of boxes piled 4 - 5 feet high throughout the store - each of the different lines had a different section. If you didn’t see what you were looking for, you just had to ask and they’d check the stock room. You would see folks leaving with these enormous clear plastic bags with five or ten houses!!! I must admit to having picked up a couple of items over the years 
While they still carry a small amount of D56, it just ain’t the same... not a complete tragedy - leaves more money for trains!!!
