@PRRMP54 posted:French's. All the years that I lived in Baltimore, I never went there; not even sure that I knew where it was. My haunts were Lloyd's on N. Charles St, Klein's in several location over the years, Leonard's on Gay St. then later on Belair Rd, and a long-gone shop that I do not remember the name on Park Ave near Biddle.
Maybe one of these? (from a Baltimore Sun article about toy trains at Christmas)
"Amidst Park Avenue's Chinese grocery stores and restaurants XTC were two train and hobby shops -- Goffman's and the Spot Hobby Shop."
Frenchs was originally on Conkling St. in Highlandtown and then moved to Dundalk. And don't forget about Funks on Ann St., my uncle got the American Flyer bug big time at that store! It was a nice change of pace ate Christmas to go over his house and see his Royal Blue running under his tree and his Marx Girard station with its haunting hollow sounding whistle.
Jerry
