Rena's Tavern and Art

Bluesssman's picture

Inspired by the GLW Freight House, I spent some fun hours building Rena's Tavern and Art. The structure started as a Woodland Scenes kit. Years ago, when I still had hair, I built a similar kit on my first layout. Building this one brought back fond memories. Hope you enjoy...

 

 

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On30guy's picture

Rena's Tavern

Looks like a dandy spot to wet one's whistle

Rick Reimer,

President, Ruphe and Tumbelle Railway Co.

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I like the Schlitz sign!

When I first saw this I was taken back to a bar my Dad used to drag me into down on Beecher street in Milwaukee in the 60s! It was the smells (stink) I remember most...

dfandrews's picture

Enjoyed seeing it

I dunno, Bluesssman, looks kinda small for a piano and drum kit.  Maybe a guitar player and sax man outside.

Inside, I'd expect two stools at a bar, and a keg.  Maybe one painting on the wall.

Nice job.  It's got me thinking about those small corners that need something to fill them.

Don

Rincon Pacific Rwy, 1960.  HO scale std. gauge - interchange with SP.

DCC-NCE, CMRI, JMRI

Do I hear music and laughter?

You certainly can cram a lot of atmosphere into a small space!  Nice job!

Rog

Rog.38

 
rtw3rd's picture

Very nice!

What a joint!  Very nice job and a neat little structure.  Perhaps a bullet hole in the front window?  Thanks for sharing.

Rick

Rick

The former Richlawn Railroad Website - Featuring the L&N in HO  / MRH Blog  Eastern Standard Time

Bruce Petrarca's picture

Love it, Gary!

Like the GLW freight house, if you really analyze it, the building is too small for the stated purpose. But if you suspend reality both work just fine! That's the fun of model railroading, yes?

Glad to have given you the impetus to do it and the joy it brought.

Thanks for sharing.

Bruce Petrarca, DCC Impulses columnist

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Small bars

I think it is plausible, Seem to recall a bar in Key West smaller then that!

Rob Teed

A new name.

As Bruce pointed out it is small!  Maybe you should rename it to Rena's "Hole in The Wall" Tavern!  Great work and I like the size!  It reminds me of a burger joint, over in Dallas years ago, built into a building behind the downtown bus station.  It was called the "Hole in The Wall."  It had room for 4 people to sit inside at tiny tables.  The place wasn't pretty or fancy, but the food was great!  At lunch time people were lined up around the block to get good food there.

Put Rena's down by the tracks next to a concrete pad or even a remains of a tile floor from a knocked down building, and some outside tables.  There will be plenty room for customers then.

Den

Dennis Austin located in NW Louisiana

Jumping from N-scale Modeling to On30 to have more fun!!!

 

UPWilly's picture

Draw me a cold one, please

Very picturesque. When in Lou'vil in '54, there was a bar similar to this downtown. Did not have entrance door on corner, but was a corner of the building like this. I don't remember the name, but Falls City was known there and had a great pinball machine. I got the machine to pay for my beer.

 

Bill D.

N Scale (1:160), not N Gauge. DC (analog), Stapleton PWM Throttle.

Proto-freelance Southwest U.S. 2nd half 20th Century.

Keep on trackin'

 

 

rtw3rd's picture

Falls City..

As a old Lou'vil boy myself I've had my share of Falls City beer. My Dad used to say of Falls City: "They ought to put it back in the horse!". Brings back good memories...

Rick

Rick

The former Richlawn Railroad Website - Featuring the L&N in HO  / MRH Blog  Eastern Standard Time


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