THE LITE AND NARROW: Mortenson’s Fish Market
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evin Hunter, mastermind of Berrett Hill Models, (berretthill.com) and one of the movers and shakers of the MAD Module group’s scenic Free-mo layout, scratchbuilt an excellent waterside module with an interesting O scale building for his wharf scene, Mortenson’s Fish Market. This building is modeled after a typical Eastern Shore or New England, small fishmonger complex found along the coastline from Maine to South Carolina. Kevin named the building for Geren Mortenson, a pillar of the MAD Module community (and a
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feisty Norwegian sea dog - but that is another story). Fishmongers, merchants who buy the fisherman’s catch and merchandise it to the population, dominated the fresh fish market in most areas along the east coast of the U.S. for centuries. It has only been a few decades since the last of these colorful entrepreneurs have disappeared from the mainstream food chain. Independent fishmongers are now likely to be found only in smaller communities.
Figure 1: Mortenson’s Fish Market and Wharf is a busy place, as the workers put the finishing touches on the new building while trying to get fish orders together for a rail shipment to Baltimore.
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