Are you going to mention what happended to the Madison Hardware sign?
Originally Posted by riki:
Are you going to mention what happended to the Madison Hardware sign?
Absolutely will. There is a strong chance the person who has it will have their story shared in the book as well.
Didn't the neon sign that was over the front of the store go for $37000 at auction?
Yes the sign sold for that kind of money in 2001 at Stout Auctions.
Originally Posted by Notch 6:
Yes the sign sold for that kind of money in 2001 at Stout Auctions.
In all honesty, I'm a little surprised it didn't go for more
Originally Posted by riki:
Are you going to mention what happended to the Madison Hardware sign?
Hi Riki
Did you make the above "gif file" and what software did you use?
Very well done.
Thank-you
Gary - Cheers from the Detroit and Mackinac Railway
I updated the top post with more information and the official book cover. Good days are ahead for this project and I can not wait to share it with all of you!
Derek:
I am looking forward to this book. It will be a winner.
Neal Jeter
This book project is a wonderful idea Andrew. I never got to visit the original store and would love to read about it.
Good luck with your book and I hope it's done before Christmas, sounds like a great gift to myself. 
Don't forget to mention the old school courtious yes or no Sir/Maam and Very Good Sir/Maam that the Late Shur Brothers were known for.
I always found it interesting that they were still using the old alphabetic prefixes as their phone number instead of the numeric digits. This was even the case with Madison Hardware back in the late 70's.
I recently read about the place in an old CTT magazine. Sorry I never got to see the place. My kind of store.
I always found it interesting that they were still using the old alphabetic prefixes as their phone number instead of the numeric digits. This was even the case with Madison Hardware back in the late 70's.
SPring 7-1111.
One of my huge disappointments in my working life was not filming Madison. Our crew was staying at a hotel around the corner from Madison. When I walked out one morning and saw the place I couldn't believe it. At the end of our shoot day I couldn't wait to get over there. I forget what brother I talked to but when I asked him if we could film and interview him, he said no. The next day I asked him again and he said yes. We had an extra day in New York so it was perfect. He had pulled out some paper work of things he said he designed for Lionel and had lots of stories for me. Turns out we were called back to the West Coast the next morning and couldn't do the interview. How I wanted to film that store and get him on camera. Sad. Don
scale rail posted:One of my huge disappointments in my working life was not filming Madison. Our crew was staying at a hotel around the corner from Madison. When I walked out one morning and saw the place I couldn't believe it. At the end of our shoot day I couldn't wait to get over there. I forget what brother I talked to but when I asked him if we could film and interview him, he said no. The next day I asked him again and he said yes. We had an extra day in New York so it was perfect. He had pulled out some paper work of things he said he designed for Lionel and had lots of stories for me. Turns out we were called back to the West Coast the next morning and couldn't do the interview. How I wanted to film that store and get him on camera. Sad. Don
If that video would have happened, there might not have been a need for this book. The brothers played their cards close to the vest over the decades which is one of the reasons the
"Madison Mystique" has endured for all of these years. Hopefully this book will shed some light not only on what types and the quantity of trains that Madison really had, but also on the brothers themselves.
The more stories I was told, the more the story became about Lou and Carl. If it were not for their interesting personalities and interactions with their customers, I highly doubt they would be as memorable as they are.
Looking forward to sharing more with everyone in the coming months. We have some neat things planned for the summer and fall in conjunction with the release of the book. Stay tuned!
C W Burfle posted:I always found it interesting that they were still using the old alphabetic prefixes as their phone number instead of the numeric digits. This was even the case with Madison Hardware back in the late 70's.
SPring 7-1111.
I still use the LI9 exchange when I dial my best friend from high school in Philly lol
The cover looks great! I'll be pre ordering one. 
Great! Got to have one. My dad was from Brooklyn , I am sure he went in the store.
