Blair Line - 090 - Small Resturant - Commercial Structures

Specific Item Information: After losing the family farm, Fred & his brother Red started their restaurant at the height of the depression in 1933 along Route 66 in the desert. Serving "famous" hamburgers, chili and other short order items the brothers prospered. The brothers sold the restaurant in the 1960's and retired to Palm Springs. The couple that bought the restaurant retained the name and the menu and prospered too, that is until the old highway was bypassed by the new Interstate Highway. Fred and Red's is still open on the lonely desert highway, but business is slow and the structure is showing its age. The previous history is a purely fictional account. But hamburger and short order restaurants like this were, and still are, located all over the United States. Fred & Red's depicts a restaurant that has seen better days and would be at home in any business district, industrial area or as a roadside stop. Kit features laser-cut floor, aged sidewalk, roofing, interior and exterior walls with tab and slot connections. Exterior walls are aged clapboard and etched with nail holes. Also includes laser-cut window glazing, peel-n-stick doors, peel-n-stick trim, and peel-n-stick roofing for easy assembly. Window frames are injection molded plastic. Also includes signs, burglar bars, lampshades and cast metal smoke jack. And last but not least a laser-cut "open" sign and a rooftop "eat" sign. N scale kit dimensions: 1.10" x 2.50"

Road Name History: Commercial structures are any buildings or other man-made structures whose principal purpose is trade. These can be high-rise officer towers, gas stations or fruit stands. Any structure where end-user customers come to buy things from sellers of that product or service are consider commercial structures.

This group will therefore include quite large as well as quite small buildings. Models of these buildings might be kits or pre-assembled. They might be painted or undecorated. They might come with a host of accessories and figures or they might be fairly Spartan.

Brand/Importer Information: Blair Line LLC is a manufacturer of Z, N, HO, S & O scale model railroad products. They offer a diverse and growing selection of products including laser-cut structures, laser-cut billboards, graffiti decals, bridges, business and storefront signs, highway signs and scenery items.

Blair Line started business in 1993 with a goal of producing and selling quality model railroad products. They have most items in stock at all times and ship within 1-2 days of receiving your order. They are small enough to offer personal service, so if you have any questions, suggestions or ideas don't hesitate to get in touch with them at: rush@ecarthage.com.