FILLING EMPTY SPACES

There are only a couple of "empty" spaces left on the GHT.  These spaces have completed scenery so they are "empty" only in the sense that they could serve as sites for new structures.  The roundhouse area is one such space, and I plan to use that by adding a water column, a steam loco fuel oil column, and a diesel fuel tank.

The other space is on the west harbor addition, between the Texas Gulf Cotton Co. and the pier shed.  I'm in the process of filling that in by adding an electric utility service center building and "(utility) pole yard."  The building (photos coming soon) is actually cannibalized from the remains of the passenger depot on the layout I had when we lived in Idaho.  I retired from PacifiCorp (Pacific Power/Utah Power) so I figured I'd better have something reminiscent of my corporate employment.  A service center doesn't involve power generation, but is just what the name implies:  it's a center of operations for crews who maintain the power lines.  I've been thinking about what to call the utility.  The words "harbor, "gulf" and "coast" already appear extensively on the layout, so I'd like to come up with something different, as long as it includes the words "Power & Light," which is characteristic of the 1940s.  I also plan to include a Reddy Kilowatt logo, which was used all across the country.

Finally, I'm looking for space to add one more billboard.  I already have one that has Bing Crosby touting Chesterfield cigarettes, but to help reinforce the era concept, I'd also like one advertising a 1947 automobile make.