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Bill Owen wrote:As the remaining founding member of Judges Guild, I can testify that the map I have posted on ebay below is the oldest (spring 1976 before the city state was even named--shows NO NAME CITY on the map) and largest (in ONE piece 36x41.5" map).

This will be the last JG item shipped from 304 S Franklin St., Decatur IL.

The oldest, largest, and last . . . this will be a bloodbath.

Apart from the auction, can you give us any personal or business updates as they pertain to Judges Guild, the old offices, etc?  What are you remembering now that the old JG building is sold?

JohnGaunt wrote:The oldest, largest, and last . . . this will be a bloodbath.

Apart from the auction, can you give us any personal or business updates as they pertain to Judges Guild, the old offices, etc?  What are you remembering now that the old JG building is sold?

There are so many memories I have of this building that I need to write another book about it (the way I did when Bob died about JG--that was partly therapy for me ...although that HURT infinitely more) to work through it all.

This building was the warehouse for my father's toy store empire... from which the 11 stores' orders were filled by my brother and I (he in WWII German helmet at times) and me with a Parris cork-ball-firing matchlock pistol in my belt to shoot at him... when I was age 7-14 from 1961-1968. Then it was a little covered shopping mall that looked like Rudesheim Germany or a bit of the city state from 1967-2009. And it included the Judges Guild's offices from 1976-1978. We played wargames in whatever store that was empty from 1970-2009. I lived in the apartment herein off and on from 1970-1985. Ran a travel agency herein 1986-2003... and now a tour company here from 2007-this moment but I will go "poof" in a matter of days. Moving 2 blocks away in with the travel agency owned by my former accounting manager. And I predict that it's store fronts will be used by the local swat team to train in as they dive through windows and doorways etc.

And with each of these periods are a dozen or dozens of stories... thank you for asking.

Bill Owen wrote:And I predict that it's store fronts will be used by the local swat team to train in as they dive through windows and doorways etc.

That is somehow very appropriate.  

And with each of these periods are a dozen or dozens of stories...

Hopefully most of them are fit to print.  

JohnGaunt wrote:Hopefully most of them are fit to print.  

Would be good, if so. ^^

Heh; I was rather hoping Bill's Tegel fiction from back-in-the-day might even be tucked in with the foreword for whenever the next edition is due out...

a very fast start..

Brette:)

Met with Bob today and we have some modest ideas so stay tuned.

PS he encouraged me to write my recollections of Franklin Mall (he and two of his sons walked through the ransacked building with me) which includes 48 of my 55 years. So there are a lot of stories. A few JG stories may surface that were left out of the JG history book. If so, I will add them to my jg page: www.g-design.us/jg since it will be 99% about the building, Franklin Travel, fellow shopkeepers and living in the apartment above cafe.

misterspock wrote:
I just looked back and saw it ended around $750...so who's the lucky map owner now?

I expected more of a bloodbath at the end.  It went quickly up to $700 and sat there for most of the week until the end.  Anyone know who l***l (143) is?

Not to talk out of school . . . that would be stratochamp.  Coming just ahead of tfm.