The father who started the business many years ago moved from the wholesale side of the hobby business and opened a retail store in the early eighties. It was one of the best hobby shops early on and he was willing to stock almost everything an avid modeler would need. The attached craft store was no second rate operation either. He was very pleasant and virtually rolled out a red carpet whenever I stopped by after drill weekends in my military uniform. I was one of their train repair persons for a couple years and purchased a lot from them. Upon his passing, his son inherited the business. He too was very nice but he is also an avid race car driver in a professional racing touring circuit. This fueled his passion for the slot car operation which began to push the trains out the door. He had an offer to lease the space to another business and decided to leave the hobby business. I spoke with the president of the Buffalo Central Terminal Restoration Group a couple weeks ago and he spoke highly of the son as he was very generous to the local Railroad Historical nonprofits while open and during his closing. A true Buffalo NY original store rivaling the great Spoonley the Train Man in popularity now gone.
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