Jan 11, 2014
A Hobby Shop Endures Despite Changes Around ItBy Devan SipherNYTimes.com

Astoria, NY – Planes, trains and automobiles — and a colorful assortment of rosary beads.

That’s what you’ll find at Rudy’s Hobby & Art, a craft and art supply store in Astoria, Queens, where model car kits are stacked from the terrazzo floor to the ceiling tiles, from which vintage airplanes hang in suspended action.

There are also milk crates filled with used books and records, ceramic religious figurines and a toy version of the Staten Island Ferry. It’s the kind of curio shop that locals stumble upon and aficionados regularly visit.

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