3656 Akron – Cleveland Rd. Akron (Cuyahoga Falls) Ohio Located on Rte 8, 4 miles South of Ohio Turnpike Exit #12, and 3 miles North of Akron City Limits. * Where you can– * Enjoy the World’s Largest Operating 1/4" Model Railroad. * Dine in Actual Railroad Dining Cars. * Read More →
Where you can dine in real Railroad Dining Cars, sleep in real Pullman Cars and see the largest model railroad collection in the world. Color Cards by Paul P. Sheeks & Assoc., Akron 2, Ohio Number: 13702 via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/tPTbPm
Read More →Housing an outstanding display of old locomotives, rolling stock and equipment, an operating model railroad and many scale models, the Museum consists of Mt. Clare Station, opened in 1830, the oldest station in the world, and the old passenger car roundhouse built 1883-84, which is unique among structures of its Read More →
Atlantic (Original) 1832 The original Atlantic was built at B&O’s Mt. Clare Shops, Baltimore, in 1832. This locomotive, originally the Andrew Jackson, built in February 1836, was altered in 1893 to resemble the Atlantic for exhibition at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. In the background is Mt. Clare Station, Read More →
Lafayette (Replica) 1837 This is a faithful reproduction of the original Lafayette, built by William Norris and Company of Philadelphia in 1837. It was the first B&O engine with a horizontal boiler and has been featured in the motion pictures including "The Great Locomotive Chase", "Wells Fargo" and "Stand Up Read More →
"The World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock" at the Cuckoo Clock Capitol of Ohio. This masterpiece was 12 years in the making – 1962-1974. Stands 23 1/2 feet high, 24 feet long and 13 1/2 feet widw. It cuckoos and chimes on the hour and half hour and the animated carving from Read More →
Route 42, 6890 Pearl Road, Middleburgh Heights, Ohio – across from Southland Shopping Center, just 3 minutes North of the Ohio Turnpike -Interchange 10. Thousands of varieties of candies – all fresh and popular priced. Worth the trip. Open 9:30 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. 7 days a week. Color Photo Read More →
TIFF Fever grips the city! In case you haven’t seen enough movie-related advertisements this week, we offer you this 1921 playbill featuring "Silky Moll" (Priscilla Dean, 1896-1987). Creator: Regent Theatre (Toronto, Ont.) Date: 1921 Identifier: 192-? Catch. M Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto Public Library. More information: (view Read More →
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