Originally Posted by RideTheRails:
I am a little envious of you guys/gals that grew up during this era. Being able to go to department stores in the 1950's and seeing this stuff. Due to my age, I can remember seeing layouts at some stores for about 2 holiday seasons before it became a thing of the past. And probably like many of you, I never got to stay long enough to watch the trains.
Some of us grew up in the 60s and 70s when kids were still able to be kids.