I miss Bobbye Hall’s…
When I lived/worked (banking) in the Dallas suburbs, every trip to downtown Dallas for a meeting included a trip to Halls. Spent many a Saturday there, as well. And Mrs. Hall was a treasure…
I discovered Caboose Hobbies in the early 80’s; never saw so much train stuff in my life; I literally would buy out the detail parts I was looking for. I made it back to Denver last summer for a conference, and spent a couple of hours and several hundred dollars one afternoon.
Since my son is attending Purdue, I get to go to Hawkins Rail Service in West Lafayette, IN. Mr. Hawkins has a lot of stuff, and part of the fun is going through boxes, drawers, and trays to find what you need. And he always has it.