Another club is losing its location due to city improvement. While not S,
any layout like this is good for inspiration. I wish I were able to see it.
Bill Winans
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Model Railroad Club of Toronto to leave Liberty Village after 66 years
Canada's largest and most famous model railway to be dismantled.
TORONTO, October 30, 2012 - The Model Railroad Club of Toronto regretfully
announces that effective April 30, 2013, the Club will terminate its long
standing tenancy at 171 East Liberty Street, (formerly known as 37 Hanna
Avenue) in the Liberty Village area.
A recent casualty of Toronto's development drive, the Club will not be able
to continue with its decades-long tenancy, and unfortunately will be
dismantling its model railroad. Plans are underway to relocate to new
premises and begin rebuilding the model railway.
Founded in 1938, and having moved to its current location in 1946, the Model
Railroad Club of Toronto has been continuously building and maintaining the
O scale Central Ontario Railway.
The model railway, the product of decades of work, is the largest and most
famous permanent model railroad layout in Canada. The Model Railroad Club of
Toronto will celebrate its 75th Anniversary in 2013.
The Model Railroad Club of Toronto is extending an invitation to share in
the "Romance of the Rails – The Last Run in Liberty Village". A series of
shows have been scheduled for the 2012 Holiday Season and in February, 2013
as part of the Club's 75th Anniversary Celebration. After the final show on
Family Day, February 18, 2013 the dismantling of the railway will start. All
proceeds from the shows will be put towards the costs of rebuilding this
unique treasure in its new location.
Visitors numbering in the hundreds of thousands, from all continents have
enjoyed watching the model trains of the Central Ontario Railway and have
marveled at the tireless efforts of the Club members.
Housed in the basement of what was once an armaments factory, the model
railroad, many times described as one of Toronto's "hidden treasures", is
almost 500 sq. m. in size. The Club has been featured in countless
newspaper, radio and TV spots, news reports, live eye events, commercials,
TV shows, and even a feature movie.
The Club is now actively searching for new premises and would welcome any
offers and suggestions for a new location for what is definitely a unique
piece of Canadian railway history.
Further updates will be posted on the Club website:
www.modelrailroadclub.com Event times and contact information follows:
Show Events
2012 Holiday Show Events
Sat Dec 29, Sun Dec 30
All show times 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Admission: Adults $10, Children $6, Seniors $8
75th Anniversary & Final Liberty Village Show Events
Sat Feb 2, Sun Feb 3
Sat Feb 9, Sun Feb 10
Sat Feb 16, Sun Feb 17, Mon Feb 18
All show times: 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Admission: Adults $10, Children $6, Seniors $8
Contact Information
Media Inquiries:
Simon McNeil
914-90 Eastdale Ave,
Toronto, ON
M4C 5A2
647-680-1888
Mcneil.communications@...
Club Contact:
Location: 171 East Liberty Street, Suite B1, Toronto ON, M6K3P6
Website: www.modelrailroadclub.com
Email: info@...
Phone: 416-536-8927
Contacts: David MacLean, President; Sandy Drysdale, Treasurer
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