How about some fun with naming of industries?

Not to nit pick, but it's Tony Packo's in Toledo.

 

There are clips from these shows on YouTube.

LEE

 

Some one here had Salvatore Manella's Fish Market on their layout.  I borrowed that for my grandkid's layout.

 

 

Really Sal Manella's Fish Market....  Better is Samuel Manella's Resturant

Ahhh your're right!  Well...it was close....

There was a Dentist in Brooklyn named "A. Yellen"

 

I had an building on my layout "Van Allen Belt Company"

 

 

On two trucks that belong to a local sanitation co." Your no. 2 is our no. 1 priority" and " we take crap from anyone". These are real! Even I couldn't make that up!

I love to have a few humorous names on my layout, but the majority I want to be realistic sounding names.  Here are a few examples of what I mean.

 

Names like:

 

Certified Bearings

Interstate Distributors

Corporate Growers

Industrial Plating

Tri-State Produce

Central States Warehouse

Eskimo Cold Storage

North Pole Cold Storage

I.C.E. Cold Storage

Northwest Iowa Die casting

Great Lakes Grease Guns

Berkley Tackle

Super Valu Warehouse

 

All these first names could be interchanged with the last names.

 

Art

I named my layout after our 6 grand kids.  Each one has there own special section and for a reason.  The section named after them is because they had a special thing for that area while I was building it.  Example:  Our third oldest granddaughter only weighed 1 pound 9 ounces when she was born.  So it was only fitting the mountains were named after her.  Several of the business's on my layout are named after out sons, daughter-in-laws, and my wife.  This way makes the whole thing very personal to the whole family.

   

Yep, I'll swear there's a phone app that churns out endless names for hair salons. A couple of my local favorites are 'Do or Dye' and 'Scissor Me Timbers'

Seen on a car body shop:

 

Auto Body Experience

I see a truck on my way to work that I always thought would make a good layout industry:

Santanna Banana Co.

 

on the back of the the truck it has "EAT MORE BANANAS"

And the ribs are great!!!

My Construction Company, "Close Enough Construction". 

 

If its close enough its done.

An old one but still good

Miracle Chair Co.

If it's a good chair it's a Miracle.

Many of my friends have also named buildings after family members and I will do some of that too. 

 

Josh's Hobby Shop

Nathan's Sporting Goods

Caleb's Coffee Shop

 

Art

I actually will be doing the same thing.  I have many places from my childhood and places that I have fond memories of ect.  But I may sneak in a couple funnies..

There's a drive-in in Ypsilanti, Michigan called the Chick Inn. Used to have the best french fries in the world, before they changed the recipe. Ypsi also has the Idle Hour Tavern, a biker and working-class hangout that, like the Chick Inn, has been there forever. 

The two I have on my road are

 

ITSA Steel - metal fabrication

 

Koldashel Meatpackers - With their motto along the front - If it's frozen it's Koldashel!

Spice Shop

 

Frank N.Sence

N. Mehr

Proprietors

How about this name...and its from an existing company in Maryland & Virginia....Peed Plumbing..............or Gina Lick HVAC.

 

I think you should keep the names with the theme of your railroad. If you are modeling in the 50's then names like Woolworths 5+10. That looks best and helps keep your railroad looking great.