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 Subject:  Re: First Visit To Model ShopList thread.  
  
 Date:  Mar 4, 2007
 From:  Tim Streeter 
Johannes, do you remember Woodcraft Hobby Store on Lake Street? That closed around 2000 or so. That was THE REAL hobby store for me as a 10 year old back in the mid-60s. The owner had a TV show on Saturday mornings on WCCO and would show how to build models or train layouts. That was Must-See-TV for me.

Otherwise, the closest and most frequently shopped stores were Toy Fair (they carried Britains figures) and then Gagers in Southdale (the first enclosed shopping mall in the US for you non-Twin Citians).

Cheers,

Tim
 
Thread Listing 
  First Visit To Model Shop - Donald "panzers" Koenig - Mar 2, 2007
. . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Tony Wilsbacher - Mar 2, 2007
. . . . . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Robert Galassi - Mar 2, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Mike Riedeman - Mar 2, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Mike - Chris Oldfield - Mar 2, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris, went to Nostalgic Plastic's only.... - Mike Riedeman - Mar 3, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Chris, went to Nostalgic Plastic's only.... - Chris Oldfield - Mar 3, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Chris, went to Nostalgic Plastic's only.... - Mike Riedeman - Mar 3, 2007
. . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Jerry Plettenberg - Mar 3, 2007
. . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Adam A. Weber - Mar 3, 2007
. . . . . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Johannes Allert - Mar 3, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Tim Streeter - Mar 4, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Johannes Allert - Mar 6, 2007
. . . . . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Bobby Carter - Mar 5, 2007
. . . Rigby's Hobbies was First Visit To Model Shop - Billy Bishop - Mar 3, 2007
. . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Chris Oldfield - Mar 3, 2007
. . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Rick Snaauw - Mar 3, 2007
. . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Gerald Owens - Mar 3, 2007
. . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Christopher Fish - Mar 3, 2007
. . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - joris jan priem - Mar 4, 2007
. . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Sean Langley - Mar 5, 2007
. . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Steve Hart - Mar 5, 2007
. . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - LonCray - Mar 5, 2007
. . . Re: First Visit To Model Shop - Adam - Mar 5, 2007
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