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| The original shop, circa 1954 |
J&M Hobbies was started in 1953 by the original owner Joseph Glanville. The name, J&M, is
from Joe and his wife, Mary. His original and only shop was located at 109 Warren Avenue, East Providence, RI.
It was a small store front but Joe managed to pack in a wide array of hobby items. Joe was masterful at repairing model
trains of all gauges. Joe lived to the age of 87, working up to six months before his passing on. The pictures above
show the inside of J&M Hobbies.
In 1999 Roger and Susan Houle purchased J&M Hobbies and moved the store to Danielson Pike
in Scituate, RI. While at this location the store was enlarged three times. The store was readily visible through
a variety of inflatables which were posted outside the main door.
In 2005 J&M Hobbies moved to Johnston, RI where additional retail space and parking were available.
In 2007 J&M Hobbies moved to Cape Cod, at 4665 State Highway in the Town of Eastham.
Although many moves, the store was always on US Route 6.
Due to the poor economy on Cape Cod, we closed our store front in January of 2009 and work strictly
on-line at this time.
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| The same shop, circa 1980. Notice the inventory increase |
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| Above and below, the shop in Scituate, RI |
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| Johnston, RI 2005 |
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| Inside the Johnston, RI store, 2005 |
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| Our current location on Route 6, Eastham, MA |
If you have any pictures of J&M Hobbies you would like to see on this web site please let us know.
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