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It would have been the 1984-1986 timeframe, which puts me in my mid-20's.  

 

I remember the Yellow Hall under the grandstands very well.  That's where dealers like Charlie Ro had their stuff in those days.  I even remember Mike Wolf having product to sell in his booth back then -- it wasn't just a display.  And Clarke Dunham, one of the early custom layout builders (well-known for Citibank Station at the time), also had a booth in the Yellow Hall at the far end right near the exit to the small Gold Hall where Right-of-Way Industries had their big layout.

 

Oh how the landscape has changed!!!  

 

David 

I started in October 1978 at the age of 22.  I was in medical school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.  Drove down and stayed with my younger brother in his dorm room at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster.  I had to miss the spring 1979 meet due to a test, but never missed another one since despite the rigors of medical school and residency.  This October will be my 35th anniversary.  I'm now 57.

What I find amazing is that 17 people out of all who replied so far were under 30 years old when they first went to York.  Many at a time when the internet did not exist for the most part.  I expected most to be in their mid 40's.  I feel lucky I found it by 37.  I guess the best kept secret about York is, no matter hold old we are, we are all little kids for the short time we are there...twice a year!  Thanks all.  BigRail

I rember the first time I went was in the late "70" with my father we were in the purple hall back then for dealers.  We were selling Lionel and the first of our parts.    I was in hight school at the time. I was about 15 years old.That is The first time that I can rember going to york with him. It was the first time he took me with him to sell trains there and it was one of those times you never forget.  

HTheaderA

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I was 42. I had become interested in early postwar Flyer, as well as having a Christmas layout. Belonged to TCA and went to York for a few years, but then quit. I was happy with just a "O" Christmas layout, which I built in 1986. Re-joined in 2005, and built some more layouts. I like the present-day York, in part due to the extra day on Thursday. Far less of a mob scene now, IMO.

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