Roadside America 2017

Roadside America/Roadside America 2017

Roadside America Front of the building the model railroad layout was housed in.

Log Cabin Log cabin on the Roadside America layout.

Roadside America Views Views of the layout which has remained unchanged since 1963 when its creator, Laurence Gieringer passed away.

Houses Views of houses on the layout.

Church Beautifully lit up church showing the stained glass detail on the building.

Church Detail Closer look at the lit up church showing the immaculate level of detail on the stained glass windows.

Furniture Delivery LOTS of new furniture for this family on the layout!

Kaufmann's Furniture Kaufmann's furniture store on the layout. Impressively tall 4 story building in Lionel/O scale.

Circus Circus scene on the Roadside America layout.

Charred Remains Well, that wasn't supposed to happen now was it?

NO PRIVACY AT ALL! NO PRIVACY IN THIS PLACE, I TELLS YA!

Luray Caverns Model of Luray Caverns at the Roadside America layout.

Chair Lift Very interesting chair lift contraption on the layout going up a rather steep clif side.

Toll Gate Toll gate at the covered bridge over the creek.

Church Another church on the layout - Check out the level of detail in the stained glass windows.

Church Different view of the church. Looks like we're in a different era as there's only horse drawn carriages on the dirt roads.

Conststruction A house under construction on the layout.

House Beautiful house on the layout with an outhouse next to it. Love the view of the railyard they have from the house too.

Canoeing Always a great time to be out in a canoe on the pond.

Don't Drive Here! No driving in this neighbord on Sundays!

Construction Looks like a business under construction on the layout.

1800's Era We've gone WAY back in time to the 1800's when street cars would dominate the dirt roadways. Here we see a trolly zooming through.

Familiar Last Name The name Gieringer is linked to the creator of the layout, Laurence Gieringer who began building this layout in 1935.

Roadside America Views Views of buildings on the Roadside America layout.

Mine Shaft Looking inside a mine shaft and the layers of the earth.

Anthracite Mine Model of an Anthracite mine.

Anthracite Details Sign giving details on the anthracite mine.

Farm Animals Cows getting a drink at this farm.

Flowing Water Water flowing into a trough for the cows to drink from.

Animals View farm animals on the layout. Lots of these animals were animated.

Abandoned House Very well detailed abandoned house on the layout. Check out the tree that's grown through the roof!

Night Scene Every half hour, Roadside America's layout would go into "night" mode where the room would simulate night fall.

Night Fall The layout all lit up in night mode and a God Bless America presentation would play on the far wall.

Night Scene Roadside America at "night."

Circus Different angled view of the circus scene with a small airfield behind it.

Airfield Small airfield on the layout. Want to rent a cabin? Go here - CHEAP rooms!

Cabins for Rent Want to rent a cabin? Go here - CHEAP rooms!

Indian Tribe Indian tribe on the layout.

Factory A factory on the layout with a train running by.

Waterfall Icy mountains melting snow providing water for the water fall which feeds the creek. Check out the inclined railway on the left side.

Roadside America Easy to spot from the highway!