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That all of my buildings on my layout are representing businesses from my hometown, downtown Olive Hill.

Each one is either named after a friend or relative of my father.  The buildings not always resemble the original but I feel it’s it’s fun to continue their legacy of each with their name displayed on the brick facade.

Nostalgic 😊

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Yeah!  I don't even know  when I started doing it.  But I have  a building named after  a Late  Friends  Beatyer meat processing plant. (I have a rural small  town version 1880's and a larger 1910's  Beatyer Meat Freezer plant .  Donna's Dinner,  DF Koehler Printing, Leo Glick Trucking. Hamann Bro's logging and Mill. G Kohlers Machine Shop and Repair. Trinko's Gas and Auto Repair, Robbin camp #4  Robbin RR and Lumber CO.  and My great grandfathers farm and my uncle Martins log barn.  the area goes from Milwaukee , Wausau, Merrill  Wien, ,Tomahawk,  and Starks.  Im going to need one big layout!

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This is Haag;s Taproom named for my good friend Bill Haag whose mother-in -law ran a bar in Schenectady and I was FORCED to drink beer there. A Downtown Deco kit assembled and decorated by Stu Gralnik







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The Hoffmann Creamery named for my good friends the Hoffmann Brothers, great neighbors and farmers, I can't remember the manufacturer of this kit but it was assembled and decorated by Master Builder Stu Gralnik











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Kreczko Meat Packing named for my good friend Dave Kreczko who is always dabling in making Kielbasa and sausage. This is a Korber Pickle Factory









And finally, The Rubilotta Mattress Works named for my good friend Andy Rubilotta who was National

Sales Manager for Seely Bedding. This is a renamed Korber Shoe Factory



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This  goes out to the more creative members both in 2 rail and in 3rail, how many of you name the various businesses  on you layout, after family, friends or just businesses  you knew from the past?

Not a business. but a steamer, Sally the Yard Goat, named after a late beloved family pet, Sally, a female German Shepherd Beagle mix.

Most of my layout buildings are named after family members, places I have lived or been too. All my buildings are scratch built and my layout represents a good part of my life. Every time I run my Railroad it reminds me of someone or something from my life.

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Northport Sweet Shop, because that's where We lived. Maag Bank because that's my family name.

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Lionel Tin-Plate cars with my Grandkid's names.

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A Ryder gas station for my Grandson Ryder.

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Ryder Express Lionel cars restored with pictures of all my Grandsons relatives pictures in the windows

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Hoods Milk factory because my Grandfather designed the Hood' Milk Cow.

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