Friday, July 27, 2007

Second trip, second stop: Tiny Town

This is Tiny Town in Tiny Town, Colorado, which claims to be the oldest kid sized village in the nation. Construction began in 1915 by George Turner for his daughter and opened to the public in 1920. More information and a live web cam can be found here http://www.tinytownrailroad.com/ .



In its heyday, Tiny Town had a lake and great landscaping. Flooding and fires have damaged the town severely. The Tiny Town Foundation, formed in 1990, saved the site and operates it today.
Several of the buildings feature Barbie and Ken dolls enjoying the 1/6th sized amenities of Tiny Town. The most disturbing scenario, the Chiropractic office, was too dark to photograph.
I was overly obsessed with climbing into the buildings.



There are no refunds at Tiny Town. Hrumph - it was small, but I wouldn't call it 'tiny.'

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