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That's what they call "progress" . Yeah , sure . The club here in Windsor ( that I used to belong to ) is in a rented facility below the old market . I'm waiting for the day that gets sold out because there is already a newer market across town .

T

Sad, but all too common. The only way to avoid this, even partially, is to own the building.

Maybe the club should take it to the media.

Sad indeed.

Hope they find a new long lasting location soon and can reuse a great deal of the current layout. But it is also a chance to do changes they did think (and talk) about in the past.

This, is not the first, nor will it be the last time a club layout is destroyed by the greed of man. If there is a lesson to be learned here, I would guess it should be :
If a club is going to build a layout,today, in a rented space- - - - build it in distinct- movable- sections- that can be easily moved with minimum destruction.
Wish a layout built as a "singularity", could be quickly converted to modular, but that isn't going to happen.


teejay : Love the signature line . . . . .
" Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day "

Unfortunately, it is far too true. :o

Just call me " Mr Entertainment "

T

The Toronto club had wonderful space. During the war it was a rifle testing or training facility and the club had two long narrow rooms. This gave a long straight layout with curves at the ends and wide aisles for circulation.
When I first went there in the early 60s, they were running with outside 3rd rail.

It was members of this club who made Aberfoyle Junction.

It really is too bad , but it just shows the perils of renting , especially with a permanent layout . These days with people selling out for various reasons , there are no guarrantees unless the club can own the premises .....like the London MRR Club ( O scale ) for instance ....atleast they have control . Renters should seriously consider modules or Free-mo . I'd hate to be tearing down that layout in T.O.

T

Sad indeed....the Montreal Club closed its doors last year about this time......it had a similar long history and huge layout like Toronto....actually the 2 situations are so similar it's very creepy. I dont think the Montreal club was able to save much of their layout so it seems to be pretty well defunct now...hopefully the same won't happen in Toronto.

I'm sorry but,I can't feel sorry for any club that acts like a secrete society by having invitation only visitation or charged private viewing and when the ax drops they come public hoping for support..

Genetk44 Wrote:Sad indeed....the Montreal Club closed its doors last year about this time......it had a similar long history and huge layout like Toronto....actually the 2 situations are so similar it's very creepy. I dont think the Montreal club was able to save much of their layout so it seems to be pretty well defunct now...hopefully the same won't happen in Toronto.

Both club existed in "unwanted" spaces that loss their value until recent urban renewal projects. It's good to see cities and developpers take interest again in this kind of area, however, it's unfortunate for the hobby. 2 large clubs in less than a year is quite a significant loss.

Matt

There is a reason why the club I joined here in Toronto owns the building. This is one of them.