CLEVELAND, OH -- Visitors flocked to the 13th Annual Holiday Model Trains Display at the Puritas Nursery and Garden Center in West Park on Saturday.

Owner Dale Heyink remembers the magic of the model train villages in the old Higbee window displays at Christmas. Building his tiny train village, free to the public, is his way of giving back to the community. "It's nice to see the kids' faces," Heyink said. "It's the spirit of Christmas."

For 13 years, Heyink has asked the help of his friends, model train experts Dan Gryczan and Ken Perez. They start building the 10 X 30 foot train platform from scratch in October, designing the train village differently each year. Eight trains and trolleys chug through a landscape of miniature evergreens, herbs and greenery from their nursery. Model trains quietly zoom through a tapestry of waterfalls, tiny downtowns, past miniature circuses and farms.

Heyink, who has owned the 92-year-old family nursery for 32 years now, says they are already working on next year's design. The display stays open until Dec. 31.