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(erielack) Paul's Hobby Shop?

Joe (Jordan), I'm delighted to have struck a happy memory! And I appreciate
learning more of the history of this shop. Returning to NJ in 1972 after a
temporary position in California, we rented for a year in Hackensack before
moving for good up to Park Ridge. It was only then while in Hackensack that
I discovered Paul's. (I also had my Globe diesel but I got it earlier in a
small shop up in Ridgewood...hey, anyone remember that place...just east of
the Warner Theatre?) Paul's was such a paradox to me: a place where you
could buy baseball gloves, footballs, model airplanes, etc, and that was not
a "high-end" model railroad spot...but it had brass like the Stillwells. I
was amazed to discover models of the Erie Stillwells -- arched and modern.
Even at the sale price of $33.95 these were still over my budget but on my
birthday in 1978 my wife dragged me back down there to buy me some
Stillwells...she said she was tired of seeing me salivate over them every
time we cycled back through Paul's. 

Speaking of a more "high-end" dedicated shop, can I jog your memory even
more?? How about Mr. Rink (first name I forget) over at Northeastern MR on
the Boulevard in Hasbrouck Hts?? I used to sneak over there on my bike as a
kid; if my parents ever knew the roads I crossed and rode on to get there
with my one-speed Dayton Flyer (what a joke of a name) they would have
banned me from model railroading for life. I tell you, we are dedicated in
this hobby!

Joe Braun


>-----Original Message-----
>From: JJordan [mailto:eltrainmaster_@_copper.net] 
>Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 10:36 AM
>Paul's Hobby Shop?
>
>I first did business with Paul's Hobby Shop when it was on 
>Union Ave. in Rutherford in 1948. Paul and his brother Ernie 
>had a little store front with a back room where as a 10 year 
>old, with many of the neighborhood kids, we bought yo-yo's, 
>built model airplanes, assembled Globe kits (for you younger 
>folks, the forerunner of Athearn) and Varney kits (still have 
>two of these).  I lived around the corner on Springfield 
>Avenue. Boy, does
>that bring back memories.    
>
>My family moved across town to Feronia Way in 1952. In high 
>school, there was a small hobby shop near the Rivoli Theater 
>in "downtown" Rutherford.
>Can't remember the name of it, but about ten of us hung around 
>there after school almost every day.  Paul's then moved to 
>East Rutherford (into a large multi-sports/hobby shop) when I 
>was in high school.  I continued to visit Paul's for trains 
>and ski equipment.  Most of his stock was geared for local 
>railroads, Erie, DL&W and Erie Lackawanna included.  It was a 
>very sad day when Paul's closed.
>
>Joe, thanks for helping bring back the memories.
>
>-Joe Jordan


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