Independent Shops Like Choo-Choo Bob's Keep More Money in Community, Some Leaders Say
by Jason Hoppin, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Once upon a time, there was a script for many little boys' Christmas Eves. It went like this:
Make sure the cookies and milk are out, tell Santa Claus how good you've been (even if you did pull your sister's hair at summer camp) and remind him not to forget the electric train set you've been hoping for.
If you were lucky, there it would be Christmas morning, magically winding around a track set up beneath the Christmas tree.
St. Paul businessman Bob Medcraft, owner of Choo Choo Bob's train shop at 2050 Marshall Ave., is hoping that in this era of Xboxes and Tickle Me Elmos, trains haven't been permanently crossed off holiday wish lists.
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