In the South

[Harry]

Russ, thank you.

I am afraid it might be a somewhat monotone if the entire layout is populated with shining white boxes only (may be with stripes). I had a closer look on the area surrounding Vernon for some nice buildings that might fit on my layout as the neighborhood of the white boxes. However, I will do some "tune up" of white boxes with stripes etc. later. The bulding close to the YMCA is therefor still important to me.

This is what I discovered at E.24th St close to Santa Fe Ave via video posted at west coast rails forum. It is an assemble of four/fife run down buildings used by Angelus Mills Supply. It is about 35" long and consumes lots of styrene. A track is running in front and two old loading docks exist (long time out of order). It will replace the white box in the most right background.

here with video : <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUE7F6YNXt8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUE7F6YNXt8</a><!-- m --> with CAT loader > Locomotive

[Russ Bellinis]

Thanks for the video link, Harry. I'm going to have to spend more time at You Tube looking for LAJ videos. I don't know who Snuffy is, but he sure knows how to get around Vernon or is very lucky. The LAJ is very hard to railfan due to all of the alleys and side streets they run through.

[Russ Bellinis]

Reinhard, have you seen this site? <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://web.mac.comckjordan/The_Patch/Patch_Home.html">http://web.mac.comckjordan/The_Patch/Patch_Home.html</a><!-- m -->

I've heard a lot about Kieth Jordan and have read a lot of good information by him on one of the Santa Fe Yahoo groups, but just discovered his web site on the Patch today. If you go to photos and open the prototype photo album you'll find a lot of interesting photos of old industrial buildings in Los Angeles. If you are looking for the "Patch" on Google maps or Bing, it is the area around the where the 8th Street L.A. Produce Market is located near 8th, Alameda, and Olympic Blvd probably going East to Santa Fe Ave. and a few blocks North and South of Alameda & Olympic.

[SRY]

Reinhard, have you seen this site? <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://web.mac.comckjordan/The_Patch/Patch_Home.html">http://web.mac.comckjordan/The_Patch/Patch_Home.html</a><!-- m -->

corrected link: http://web.mac.com/ckjordan/The_Patch/Patch_Home.html

[Russ Bellinis]

Thank you Thomas for the correction. I don't know how to copy paste a link with Firefox, so I usually open I.E. when I want to link to another web site. Igot lazy this time and missed a (/).

[conrailmike]

corrected link: http://web.mac.com/ckjordan/The_Patch/Patch_Home.html

Funny you should mention that layout, it's in Model Railroad Planning 2011

[Russ Bellinis]

Actually I was posting to let Rienhard to know about the prototype building pics on Chuck's site.

[faraway]

Russ, I did find that page too. It triggered another perspective of Vernon to me. It is my intention to have a mix of the "white boxes" and older and low profile buildings.

[torikoos]

Hi Reinhard,

I've just checked your thread again, just wondering how it's getting on?

Cheers,

Koos

[faraway]

Hi Reinhard,

I've just checked your thread again, just wondering how it's getting on?

Cheers,

Koos

Koos, I am continuing in the "Freelance 2011" thread

[torikoos]

Okay, will take a look there :-)

Koos