{"id":14850,"date":"2011-12-07T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=14850"},"modified":"2011-12-09T12:38:27","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T16:38:27","slug":"fifth-avenue-20-days-of-the-holiday-train-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/exhibit-news\/hts\/fifth-avenue-20-days-of-the-holiday-train-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifth Avenue: 20 Days of the Holiday Train Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/em>\"Holiday<\/a>“As we explored, I continued telling her stories about each of the buildings I had been in that were depicted there in miniature…”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From now until December 17, our visitors will be sharing their fondest memories from 20 years of the Holiday Train Show<\/em><\/a>–some of them touching, some comical, and every one of them cherished. Come back to Plant Talk<\/a> each day for a new story, which you can see after the jump along with a feature on one of the many replica New York City landmarks on display in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory–the Guggenheim Museum, Yankee Stadium, the Empire State Building and more.<\/p>\n

As a bonus, read on to find out how you can win a Family Four-Pack of Holiday Train Show<\/em> tickets for yourself!
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Fifth Avenue<\/span><\/div>\n

My greatest memory was created a number of years past, when I brought my daughter, Morgan, in to see the <\/em>Holiday Train Show. She is 14 now, so it must have been between eight and ten years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n

As we went around looking at all the buildings, one of them turned out to be a model of a Bliss or Agnew family house on Fifth Avenue. I was able to point it out to Morgan and explain to her that it was the house of an ancestor of hers. As we explored, I continued telling her stories about each of the buildings I had been in that were depicted there in miniature, and she in turn brought the fascination of a young child as she gazed at the trains.<\/em><\/p>\n

It was a very special day for us.<\/em><\/p>\n

–Harry F.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Frick Collection<\/span><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>The Frick Collection is an art museum housed in Henry Clay Frick\u2019s East 70th Street mansion, a residence designed by Thomas Hastings and constructed in 1913. In the 1930s, John Russell Pope expanded the building so that it could easily be turned into a public institution.<\/p>\n

While its courtyard and private gardens make the mansion a work of art in its own right, its collection of classic European paintings and sculptures makes it one of the most well-regarded small museums in the United States.<\/p>\n

Enter to win 2011 Holiday Train Show Tickets<\/h2>\n

Click here for your chance to win a Four-Pack of tickets to this year’s Holiday Train Show<\/em>!<\/a> We\u2019ll pick one lucky winner each day through December 17. Tickets valid for visits on select dates; read official rules by clicking here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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