The Franklin & South Manchester Railroad - it's all about the details!

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Tom


Thanks for posting these pictures - it is great to capture the history.  My understanding is that all the very tall buildings in Manchester were originally to provide a site block but then George opted for a more depth to the scene and removed them.

John,

I remember on one of the Allen Keller tapes George mentioned the tall structures were a view block. I do like the smaller ones better. It seems to give the F&SM even more character if that's possible.

Tom

Tom


I agree, I really like the big view that you get as you walk around the corner into the main room.

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We left off our tour with the Woollcott meat Company.  As we move along the edge of the layout the next scene is this construction site.

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Here are a couple photographs of this construction site from John Sullivan.

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And right next to the construction site is the White Rose Baking Company.

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Here are the photographs John Sullivan took of the White Rose Backing Company.

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Accross the mainline we have this water tower and trackside shed.

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I just can't get enough of this thread.

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Me too, and I hate to dilute the awesomeness with my comments, but...I "use" this thread almost like a meditative study. I'll just examine a particular, random pic for minutes at a time, going over every pixel looking for little touches I've not noticed before. George never disappoints - every photo is a lesson, again and again. It's the most distinctive modeling ever. You can see a pic and immediately know it's the F&SM. There are many, many fantastic modelers but you can spot the F&SM a mile away.


Thanks to the Curator! 


John

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Love these pictures. I have a few 1987 pictures of the area I'll try to get up later this afternoon or tomorrow.

Tom

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Andy, John, and Tom


I'm glad your enjoying the thread.  I'm enjoying putting the pictures together and learning from every one of them. I completely understand your comments John. I think George has put 100's of first class - contest winning - dioramas together into a movie called the Franklin & South Manchester.  Oh and look back at the pictures Tom has been posting and imagine what has ended up on the cutting room floor. I'm looking forward to a return visit this spring.  I hope to fill in some of the holes in the pictures in this thread.

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John's recent photos of the area just to the right of the bridge show where George placed his Wolcott's Meats Company. Long before Wolcott's was on the planning table, the photo below shows what that area looked like back in November 1987.





The abandoned signal tower has since been moved to the right. The structure to the left of the tower is no longer in that location. In the bottom of the photo you can see the little shack.The little shack area is where Wolcott's Meat Co. is now located.

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The photo below shows that same area from the bridge to White Rose Baking Co.. The tall building behind White Rose Baking is no longer there. The J. M. Brunswick building is still in that location. J. M. Brunswick is the brick building between the tall building and across the tracks from  the back side of White Rose Baking.

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Here is a better view of the same area around White Rose Baking. If you look closely you can see that George has yet to have the workers dig up the ground directly behind White Rose Baking. Behind the tree appears to be a stake body truck and no sign of the yellow backhoe.

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Here is a close up photo of the small two story structure. I think the owners of Wolcott's Meat Co. purchased the structure and had it removed for their stock pen area.   Again, these few photos were taken in November of 1987.

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Here is the 1987 view of White Rose Baking, the elevated station and the gas station. Notice the front roof area of White Rose has yet to receive the SILVER CUP BREAD sign by Bar Mills.