Saturday, 20Dec, I took the boys and Mam to the museum center to see the holiday trains. The museum center used to the train station back in the 1930-1970s, then it was a mall and finally now is a train station (2 trains a day) and the museum center.
This is what it looked like in the 1940s
Bug, enjoying some down time in the first class train seats. Bug was not having a good day at this point. I am not sure why, but he was very grumpy
Mam and the boys
hanging out with the revolutionary war soldiers
On the river boat- from the 1830s in Cincinnati
Looking up river
Trains. These trains started in 1946 (The year Mam was born). She remembers going to see these trains when she was child and I remember seeing them after we moved back here to Cincinnati. Now Bug is seeing them. 3 generations enjoying these trains. I hope this display is around for many generations to come.
They had packages set up to look like local buildings. Too cool.
Me and my bug
Pogie and Patter from one of the old store displays in Cincinnati. I remember seeing these when I was younger.
Outside the Hall of Justice (the Museum center). If you have ever seen the cartoon show "super friends", the hall of Justice was modeled after Union Terminal, which is Museum center.
After Museum center, We headed over to Krohn's conservatory to see the holiday display there. all the buildings are local landmarks made out of natural materials.
My handsome boys
The Taft Museum
World headquarters of Proctor and Gamble (P&G)
The Tyler-Davidson Fountain from Fountain square
The old incline- Mam remembers this, though it is long gone now.
Museum Center from the side
The elephant house from the zoo.
throwing change into the waterfall
They even had the balloons. We were looking forward to seeing the balloons (the big ones) this year, but it was cancelled for the 2nd year in a row. they are now talking about doing the balloon glow another time of year- not in November like they usually do.
Butterfly Mam
Butterfly momma
Butterfly BB
Butterfly Bug, who is definitely not having a good day at this point
Deb
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