For your Christmas morning enjoyment, we present a history of the window-display Bon Marche electric trains, assembled by Seattle historian/writer Matt Masuoka. To download a pdf of Matt’s 19-page, photo-illustrated and footnoted essay, just click on the photo. Merry merry!
Great story on the Bon Marche trains. Wonderful history.
White Center had a man named Russ Hofdahl who developed a fabulous train layout in his basement on the corner of Ambaum Blvd and 114th St. in the ’50s. Maybe he was inspired by the Bon Marche.
A few years later Russ went to Knott’s Berry Farm to become the Train House Master there.
Very nice, thanks! Now how about a story about Baby Gramps model trains?
Great story on the Bon Marche trains. Wonderful history.
White Center had a man named Russ Hofdahl who developed a fabulous train layout in his basement on the corner of Ambaum Blvd and 114th St. in the ’50s. Maybe he was inspired by the Bon Marche.
A few years later Russ went to Knott’s Berry Farm to become the Train House Master there.
Tim R