DaytonPiquaRR
Freelance
I have spent a lot of time trying to decide on what I really want out of my first layout. I could go on and on about all the ideas I have, because there are just endless amounts of things one can create in a model and a layout.
It is appealing to me to capture a time when things seemed a lot simpler. I reside in Dayton, OH, which has such a rich history of transportation that choosing it as a prototype made sense from a modeling POV because I can include all types of transportation ideas into a layout and there is a wealth of photographic archives for me to consult as well.
For my initial planning stages I am trying to develop a compressed version of space between two cities, with two other towns in between. The period in which I am working is roughly between 1910 and 1930 - most definitely the steam era. For a start, here are some online photos I have found as references for what I am trying to capture:
Union Station
Main Street
Barney & Smith Railcar Co. (destroyed in 1913 flood)
Nifty little street scene
Interurban rail line with DC powerhouse in background.
Last day of street level track, raised track construction.
More of raised track.
Nice downtown hotel.
Although many of these photos look like a mess, the actual city in that time was well maintained and the streets were immaculately clean. The reason was that the city had a sanitation dept. to clean the streets of manure from horse carriages and drawn trolleys.
Eventually I hope to model a glimpse of some of this.
C & C welcome. Any good ideas even better!
It is appealing to me to capture a time when things seemed a lot simpler. I reside in Dayton, OH, which has such a rich history of transportation that choosing it as a prototype made sense from a modeling POV because I can include all types of transportation ideas into a layout and there is a wealth of photographic archives for me to consult as well.
For my initial planning stages I am trying to develop a compressed version of space between two cities, with two other towns in between. The period in which I am working is roughly between 1910 and 1930 - most definitely the steam era. For a start, here are some online photos I have found as references for what I am trying to capture:
Union Station
Main Street
Barney & Smith Railcar Co. (destroyed in 1913 flood)
Nifty little street scene
Interurban rail line with DC powerhouse in background.
Last day of street level track, raised track construction.
More of raised track.
Nice downtown hotel.
Although many of these photos look like a mess, the actual city in that time was well maintained and the streets were immaculately clean. The reason was that the city had a sanitation dept. to clean the streets of manure from horse carriages and drawn trolleys.
Eventually I hope to model a glimpse of some of this.
C & C welcome. Any good ideas even better!
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