Growing up in New York in the 70's and 80's I spent a lot of time at Madison Hardware and the old Train World on Ave M in Bklyn. I went to Madison all the time to see the brothers, Carl was a nice guy! Lou, well depends on the day. I lived near Westchester Hobbies in White Plains and there was also the Roundhouse in White Plains that was a nice store a lot of HO brass there. I knew of Trents Trains and heard some not so nice things about him..But I went to college in Dayton, Ohio (GO Flyers},and after I graduated moved to Cincinnati. I discovered Davis Trains and became a customer until they closed. It was a great store and I became friends with Joe Davis, Steve Rider etc. Thanksgiving was a blast in that store. But while the store did well, the electronics division supported the store. When Joe died his son just did not have the passion..Davis Trains was my favorite store, plain and simple.
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