Ok, attempt number 2… I did so much scrutinizing, and somehow this detail slipped by me until now. But once I noticed it, I checked a bunch of pictures, and yep… only yours has it. It would appear that your 112 has two lovely maroon windows flanking the clock, where a regular production station normally just has open space. I can’t think what else it could be!
Do I get a prize? 
-El
Looking at the sign again, it resembles a passenger car name plate. Any Flyer Wide Gauge cars named “Pleasantville”?
Ding, Ding, Ding!
You get the prize, Ellie! Someone once told me that the cab windows from a #384 or #390 loco ought to fit those (curious) holes, so I bought some repop windows to find out. I say “curious,” because there are tabs there that look as if windows were planned for the locations. None ever seems to have come from the factory with any kind of window there, however–I’d love to see a pic of one that did!
Anyway, I was immediately disappointed to find that the cab windows do NOT fit. However, it you turn them 90 degrees and cut new slots in the frames, they CAN be installed. And THAT is when I found out why Lionel probably decided not to install any: the fold of the architectural detail next to the window hole prevents a frame from sitting flush in the hole. If you notice, the window frames I put in sit at an angle. It would take major surgery to fix that angle–something I didn’t want to do, and probably something Lionel didn’t want to do, either.
Anyway, given the already modified paint job and the easily reversible character of the additions, I don’t mind the change, and I think it improves the look somewhat, the naked holes having looked a little . . . unfinished.
Now, I just need to find a face for the clock on the other side of the building 
That and a way to degrime the poor thing without destroying what’s left of the original paint.
At one time, I knew the prototype for this building. I think is was one the Jersey Central. Does anyone know?
Good question, Becky.
Calling Northwoods Flyer! Will Northwoods Flyer please come to the Prewar Lionel Picture thread to offer his expert knowledge on this question?
I wonder if Lionel originally planned for an extension of the mesh insert for the half round window(s) above but changed their minds to have one standardized part instead of two. Or maybe it was going to be a casting like the clock? We’ll likely never know unless a pre-production mock-up emerges. 
You got me curious though and I started wondering what I did when I made a poster board version back in the 90’s. It’s on the right beside the Parker’s residence .
I simply did squares and rectangles and skipped the clock altogether.
The fact it took me so long to spot that something was “off” surely says something about how well those windows suit the station. I was looking for something that stood out, and those windows don’t stand out- rather, they look so natural that you would assume they’re supposed to be there.
-El
LOL,
I’m here pretty regularly. Pleasant View but not Pleasantville, and its usually painted on Wide Gauge passenger observation cars. I have never heard of a Pleasantville metal tag for any Flyer equipment, but then again…
palallin,
I once saw a station in much worse condition that yours. The hobbyist who owned it surrounded it with scaffolding made out of pieces from a Stanlo building set.
He added some painters and ladders and it looked as if the station was undergoing a restoration. I have always thought of doing that some day.
Enjoying the World’s Greatest Hobby
Northwoods Flyer
Looks great; and so does that Parker house!
Good idea!
That Pleasantville sign has been bothering me, so I took a closer look at it. It is NOT brass plate: it looks really good until you actually run your fingernail across it. It is apparently a decal. 
I am considering removing it–I have some stuff that can do so without disturbing the paint. Can anybody think of a reason I shouldn’t?
The Pleasantville sign makes it a variation from the typical Lionel version. If you ever have two stations it would make it a second destination along the line - same railroad, same design of station, different town. Real railroads did that. I like options like that.
Northwoods Flyer
I pondered if it might be a paper sign. I feel like somewhere, I have seen station signs or the like printed in say a magazine or something, which could be used to customize one’s stations. But I might be imagining it.
-El
True enough though I doubt I’ll ever have room for more than one. Still, I don’t need to be in a hurry!
Thanks!
And your question was what inspired me to look closer; thanks!
