Hobbymasters is the largest hobby store in the United States of America[citation needed]. Forbes has ranked them one of the Top 10 toy stores in the country. Established in 1975 in Red Bank, New Jersey, they expanded through several locations until purchasing their current location in 1979. In 1988 the owners turned the second floor warehouse space into additional retail area and added an elevator. The signature two story mural on the front of the building complete with lighted trains and cars were added at that time. In 2009 Hobbymasters gained more notoriety when their television commercial went viral as one of the top 10 worst retail tv commercials and was aired on E TV's Web Soup and G4TV's Attack of the Show. [citation needed]
