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| Author: | bobyar2001 [ Thu May 05, 2005 12:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Bandana Square |
From the CB&Q list, a bit of news about this complex, which was the old carshops of the Northern Pacific in St. Paul, Minnesota. This 1980s development never really took off and the outside rolling stock just deteriorated without any maintenance. Sounds like most of the rail equipment has been removed and the nice O scale model RR will have to leave, as well as the well-stocked hobby store: Bandana Square is NP Como Shops. Only roling stock on site is ex. GTW 0-8-0 being cosmetically restored by Northstar Chapter-NRHS, and ex. BN box car containing aux. gen. for Aspen Clinic. All other equip. was given to MTM at Jackson Street Roundhouse. New owners of Bandana Square want to make the complex a 8A-5P M-F office building. Thus the Model Railroad has been told their rent will go up by a factor of 10 times(to force them out - they have about 2 years remaining on their least) and the railroad book store Como Shops will be out by the end of May. Bandana Square never had a anchor store like a hardware, drug, or grocery, nor a major outlet like Penny's or Sears, etc. Any of which would have given the center a good chance of sucess. None of the owners over the years ever tried to get a good anchorc or major store onto the complex. CY |
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