| 词条 | Roadside America |
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| name = Roadside America | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | alt = | map_type = | map_caption = | map_alt = | coordinates = | established = 1935 | dissolved = | location = Shartlesville, Pennsylvania | type = | collection = Railroad model trains and other model structures | visitors = | director = | president = | curator = | publictransit = | network = | website = {{URL|www.roadsideamerica.co}} }} Roadside America is an indoor miniature village and railway covering {{convert|8000|sqft|m2}}, created by Laurence Gieringer in 1935. It was first displayed to the public in the home of Mr Laurence Gieringer in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Word got out about the exciting miniature village after a story was published in the local newspapers, and due to its popularity, Mr. Gieringer moved the display to a recently-closed local amusement park called Carsonia Park, where more people could come to see his spectacular miniature village. The display stayed there for a very short time, from 1938 to about 1940 when Mr. Geringer purchased land at the current site of Roadside America to build a larger display in order to accommodate the growing interest. In 1941 the exhibit reopened at the current location, a former dance hall in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania, Exit 23 on Interstate 78, approximately 20 miles west of the Lehigh Valley. The DisplayThe 3/8 inch to one foot scale display contains:
The display is constructed with:
Roadside America has remained unchanged since Gieringer died in 1963. References
5 : Miniature parks|Museums in Berks County, Pennsylvania|Railroad museums in Pennsylvania|Roadside attractions in Pennsylvania|1935 establishments in Pennsylvania |
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