It's Christmas 1958 or 1959. The best place to indulge your dreams of getting accessories to your Lionel train was Foley's downtown Houston. They had a Lionel layout, catalogs, and all the stuff some young boys like myself lusted after.
I also lusted for the Lionel layout on the Captain Kangaroo show.
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Posted Monday, December 19, 2011 at 11:59 AM
WillowBend56, on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 9:39 PM, said:
It's Christmas 1958 or 1959. The best place to indulge your dreams of getting accessories to your Lionel train was Foley's downtown Houston. They had a Lionel layout, catalogs, and all the stuff some young boys like myself lusted after.
I also lusted for the Lionel layout on the Captain Kangaroo show.
I also lusted for the Lionel layout on the Captain Kangaroo show.
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Posted Monday, December 26, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Remember going to the Holiday exhibit (with Santa) at the Town Hall on the 9th floor for the first time in 1972 and each year later for a few more years. Still miss the downtown Foley's the way it once was.
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Posted Friday, December 30, 2011 at 6:26 PM
I remember going to Foley's in the 50's for American Flyer trains. Great store and great times indeed.
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Posted Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 1:31 AM
This was not the draw for me as a kid about going to Foley's at Christmas but perhaps it was for one of you!
http://www.cah.utexa...iable=e_bb_0389
http://www.cah.utexa...iable=e_bb_0389
