Reply to "Are Hobby Stores all closing down in your Area??"

There weren't a lot of hobby shops in this area to start with (Northern NJ) for a long time. Walker Hardware in Totowa (a bit east of me) closed several years ago. There is a small hobby shop in Kenvil west of me,not a lot of train stuff.  There is one store near me that has been around a long time, the Train Station in Mountain Lakes, it is in its second or third generation at this point, and they seem to be making a go of it. They have a lot of post war plus they do sell modern stuff and is a pretty big store, and they do repairs as well. The downside is price wise you are paying MSRP or near MSRP on new stuff, and the older stuff, well, let's just say it is at the high side of prices. Still it is nice to have it around.