We visited the Gene Autry msm back in '94 when we went to the Rose Bowl stuff. As Bill says, it is truly a special experience, not to be missed, even if you are too young to have seen Gene, Roy, and Tom at the Saturday nite "Free Shows" back in the late 30's-early 40's. You should have seen the kids on the mechanical horses chasing the bad guys!
A couple years ago Pat and I went back to Griffith Park to see the RR msm. At that time they had nearly completed a train shed structure for display purposes. It was a slow weekday so we were escorted in, even though the construction fences were still up . They had already moved some items in and under cover but beautifully displayed for photos. Amoung other things they have a nice collection of SP narrow gauge. Unusual was a building set aside for black & white photos, some showing items from their collection in use from years ago. There was also a nice area set aside for presentations to children. All in all, very impressive. Chuck Porter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Fraley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "C & P Porter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Michael A Scivoletti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "John Picur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 9:21 PM Subject: Re: S-Scale Modeling Model Railroad subscriptions > Hi, > I know we are bordering on getting "bleeped" by our moderator, but I must > tell you that I did a photo essay on the Gene Autry "American West" museum > in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, some years ago. If you have never seen this > great museum, believe me it is a must! > > Yep, there is a train in the museum, matter of fact, lots of trains in art > and model prototypes, and if I remember correctly, it simulates filming a > train robbery! If you are a western cowboy fan, there is a lot of that > there too! > > Seemed to me that the Roy Rogers museum was near Los Angeles too. But, I > just checked it out and it must have been moved to Branson, Mo. It is now > called the "Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum & Happy Trails Theater" > > Actually, I wasn't real fan of either when a kid, I liked Charles Starett > as the Durango Kid, he carried two six guns in reverse, on his hips. WOW! > > Oh well, back to model railroading, think I'll go run the trains for a > while. > Just maybe, it'll be like "I'm back in the Saddle again!" OK! OK! no puns > please, I'm 76 years old! > > Good Night all, > Billy Boy Fraley > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________ > This message scanned for viruses by CoreComm > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
