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#2500 Play Family Main Street
Years Made:
 Fisher-Price Toy Department
Department 7: Playsets
1986-1990

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Description: The Main Street was one of the first of the new introductions of Little People sets in 1986, when cost-cutting corners began to become apparent over at Fisher-Price. The Main Street is basically just a cheapened update of the #997 Village with a dash of #938 Sesame Street thrown in. All of the good ideas seemed to be present--the lunch counter from #938 SS, mail and other parts from the Village--but it just didn't gel well. The Main Street has one of the lowest collectable market values for a larger Little People playset (nearly retail), either because it's very easy to find, or because people just don't like it.
Accessories: Please remember that the following accessories are the accessories that are pictured in the Fisher-Price catalogues. These should be used as guidelines only, as other variations may exist:
  • 1986-1988 Fisher-Price Dealer Catalogues:
    • B2500 - Main Street Base - White Main Street building with a red roof, orange base, and 2 levels of street front businesses. The bottom level has a Bank, Market, Fire House, an Ice Cream Shop, and a post office. The Bank has a drive through window and a yellow plastic fold-down deposit window. A square yellow knob on the roof makes the deposit window fold down, and changes a yellow sign beside the bank window from "$500" to "THANK YOU". The Market has a green door that opens and closes. The Fire House has a red flip-up door. The Ice Cream Shop has a pull-out snack counter with a grey base and 2 round blue seats. The Post Office has a green opening door. The lower level base also has a molded-in road in front of the stores. The red "roof" also has a road. The back of the Mainstreet has grooves for the F2500 2nd level "billboard" to slide into. The billboard has a picture of 2 storefronts. Cars can access the upper level via 2 blue detachable ramps. Overall size: 18-1/2" wide, 11-3/16" deep, and 7-1/2" tall.
    • F2500 - Main Street 2nd Level "Billboard" - White plastic "billboard" that is molded as a building "front". The billboard has a large litho of two "storefronts", a Barber and a Pet Shop. Both "stores" have a litho door with a cut-out window and mail slot hole under the window. The litho has a picture of lots of animals in the Pet Shop window. The top of the billboard has a white "roof" with molded shingles. The "roof" has a half-circle section above the Barber door with a litho picture of 2 Original Little People figures. The "roof" has a rectangular section above the Pet Shop marked "Fisher Price Main Street". This "billboard" slides onto the back wall of the B2500 Main Street Base. Measures 11-1/2" wide, 3/4" deep, and 7" tall.
    • 2 blue ramps that attach to building ends to let cars on/off the 2nd story level:
      • FPT235 - Large blue plastic CURVED roadway ramp. The bottom corner of the ramp has a raised square outline to attach one of the street signs or street accessories sold in the #2500 set.
      • FPT236 - Large blue plastic STRAIGHT roadway ramp. The bottom of the ramp has a balancing foot with a raised square outline to attach one of the street signs or street accessories sold in the #2500 set.
    • Street Signs & Street Accessories:
      • FPT228 - Long yellow triangular crossing swing gate with black stripes on top and a black arrow outline on the rounded end. The gate attaches to the bottom level of the B2500 Main Street base to change lanes.
      • FPT52 - Blue mailbox with no litho on the front. WFL: 07-AC-01-5-J
      • FPT1221 - Small short red fire hydrant with a square base.
      • FPT244 - Yellow plastic semi-diamond shaped parking meter that is mounted on a post with a square base.
      • FPT247 - Yellow rectangular plastic "open" style payphone with a molded payphone and receiver handset on one side. The phone is mounted on a wide post with a square base. The base has a hole on the front for a Little People figure to "stand in" while "talking on the phone".
      • FPT225 - Tall yellow stoplight that is mounted on top of a post with a square bottom. The light has a red knob on top to rotate the signal color on the stop light.
      • FPT227 - Red stop sign with a short pole on a square base. The sign has "STOP" imprinted in the center of BOTH sides of the sign.
    • Vehicles:
      • FPT454 - Mail truck with a blue base and white open roof. Says "Mail" in red on the both sides. Wheels do not say "FP". WFL: 07-AG-17-4-A. *See Variations Below
      • FPT528 - Red top, white bottom 2-seat fire truck. WFL: 07-AD-01-A-D
      • FPT530 - Yellow ladder base for the fire truck.
      • FPT529 - Yellow ladder extension. This piece is often lost when removed from the ladder base.
      • FPT631 - Yellow 2-seat taxi with "TAXI" written on the hood in black. The wheels do not say "FP". WFL: 07-AB-02-2-B *See "Variations" below.
    • 7 numbered pieces of mail, one for each of the 7 business doors. Unlike the the #997 Village mail pieces, the "address" is written in the same color as the stamps. These measure 2" long and 1-3/16" wide:
      1. FPT44 - Bank #1 - Black. WFL: 07-AI-02-1-P
      2. FPT45 - Market #2 - Green. WFL: 07-AA-02-9-J
      3. FPT46 - Fire House #3 - Red. WFL: 07-AI-02-1-Q
      4. FPT47 - Ice Cream Place #4 - Yellow. WFL: 07-AA-02-7-I
      5. FPT48 - Post Office #5 - Blue. WFL: 07-AA-02-9-K
      6. FPT49 - Barber #6 - Brown. WFL: 07-AI-02-1-R
      7. FPT50 - Pet Shop #7 - Orange. WFL: 07-AI-02-1-S
    • 5 Original Little People figures. All figures have a plastic body and a plastic head:
      1. IPP - Black body fireman with white arms and a white fireman's hat
      2. AFPP - Tall blue body mail man with a blue hat with a "M" shape above the bill. *See "Variations" below.
      3. CNPP - Shop Keeper - man with a green body, a white apron, glasses, and white molded hair. This figures looks like like #938 Sesame Street's Mr. Hooper, except Mr. Hooper is bald. *See "Variations" below.
      4. GOPP - Dark red body mom with fancy eyes and blonde hair in a bun. *See "Variations" below.
      5. JGPP - Lime green body girl with blonde hair in a sculpted bob.
  • 1989-1990 Fisher-Price Dealer Catalogues:
    • B2500 - Main Street Base - White Main Street building with a red roof, orange base, and 2 levels of street front businesses. The bottom level has a Bank, Market, Fire House, an Ice Cream Shop, and a post office. The Bank has a drive through window and a yellow plastic fold-down deposit window. A square yellow knob on the roof makes the deposit window fold down, and changes a yellow sign beside the bank window from "$500" to "THANK YOU". The Market has a green door that opens and closes. The Fire House has a red flip-up door. The Ice Cream Shop has a pull-out snack counter with a grey base and 2 round blue seats. The Post Office has a green opening door. The lower level base also has a molded-in road in front of the stores. The red "roof" also has a road. The back of the Mainstreet has grooves for the F2500 2nd level "billboard" to slide into. The billboard has a picture of 2 storefronts. Cars can access the upper level via 2 blue detachable ramps. Overall size: 18-1/2" wide, 11-3/16" deep, and 7-1/2" tall.
    • F2500 - Main Street 2nd Level "Billboard" - White plastic "billboard" that is molded as a building "front". The billboard has a large litho of two "storefronts", a Barber and a Pet Shop. Both "stores" have a litho door with a cut-out window and mail slot hole under the window. The litho has a picture of lots of animals in the Pet Shop window. The top of the billboard has a white "roof" with molded shingles. The "roof" has a half-circle section above the Barber door with a litho picture of 2 Original Little People figures. The "roof" has a rectangular section above the Pet Shop marked "Fisher Price Main Street". This "billboard" slides onto the back wall of the B2500 Main Street Base. Measures 11-1/2" wide, 3/4" deep, and 7" tall.
    • 2 blue ramps that attach to building ends to let cars on/off the 2nd story level:
      • FPT236 - Large blue plastic STRAIGHT roadway ramp. The bottom of the ramp has a balancing foot with a raised square outline to attach one of the street signs or street accessories sold in the #2500 set.
      • FPT235 - Large blue plastic CURVED roadway ramp. The bottom corner of the ramp has a raised square outline to attach one of the street signs or street accessories sold in the #2500 set.
    • Street Signs & Street Accessories:
      • FPT228 - Long yellow triangular crossing swing gate with black stripes on top and a black arrow outline on the rounded end. The gate attaches to the bottom level of the B2500 Main Street base to change lanes.
      • FPT52 - Blue mailbox with no litho on the front.
      • FPT1221 - Small short red fire hydrant with a square base.
      • FPT244 - Yellow plastic semi-diamond shaped parking meter that is mounted on a post with a square base. *See "Variations" below.
      • FPT247 - Yellow rectangular plastic "open" style payphone with a molded payphone and receiver handset on one side. The phone is mounted on a wide post with a square base. The base has a hole on the front for a Little People figure to "stand in" while "talking on the phone". *See "Variations" below.
      • FPT225 - Tall yellow stoplight that is mounted on top of a post with a square bottom. The light has a red knob on top to rotate the signal color on the stop light.
      • FPT227 - Red stop sign with a short pole on a square base. The sign has "STOP" imprinted in the center of BOTH sides of the sign.
    • Vehicles:
      • FPT454 - White mail truck with a blue base and an open-top roof to hold the accessory letters. The truck has "MAIL" in red on the sides.
      • FPT528 - Red top, white bottom 2-seat fire truck. WFL: 07-AD-01-A-D
      • FPT530 - Yellow ladder base for the fire truck.
      • FPT529 - Yellow ladder extension. This piece is often lost when removed from the ladder base.
      • FPT631 - Yellow 2-seat taxi with "TAXI" written on the hood in black. The wheels do not say "FP".*See "Variations" below.
    • 7 numbered pieces of mail, one for each of the 7 business doors. Unlike the the #997 Village mail pieces, the "address" is written in the same color as the stamps. These measure 2" long and 1-3/16" wide:
      1. FPT44 - Bank #1 - Black. WFL: 07-AI-02-1-P
      2. FPT45 - Market #2 - Green. WFL: 07-AA-02-9-J
      3. FPT46 - Fire House #3 - Red. WFL: 07-AI-02-1-Q
      4. FPT47 - Ice Cream Place #4 - Yellow. WFL: 07-AA-02-7-I
      5. FPT48 - Post Office #5 - Blue. WFL: 07-AA-02-9-K
      6. FPT49 - Barber #6 - Brown. WFL: 07-AI-02-1-R
      7. FPT50 - Pet Shop #7 - Orange. WFL: 07-AI-02-1-S
    • 5 Original Little People figures. All figures have a plastic body and a plastic head:
      1. IPP - Black body fireman with white arms and a white fireman's hat
      2. AEPP - Short blue body mail man with a blue hat with a "M" shape above the bill. *See "Variations" below.
      3. CNPP - Shop Keeper - man with a green body, a white apron, glasses, and white molded hair. This figures looks like like #938 Sesame Street's Mr. Hooper, except Mr. Hooper is bald. *See "Variations" below.
      4. GOPP - Dark red body mom with fancy eyes and blonde hair in a bun. *See "Variations" below.
      5. FSPP - Green body girl with blonde hair in a sculpted bob.
Variations:
  • FPT453 - Mail truck with a blue base and white open roof. Says "Mail" in red on the both sides. Wheels do say "FP".
  • FPT456 - Mail truck with a blue base and white open roof. Says "Mail" in blue on the both sides. Wheels do not say "FP".
  • FPT455 - Mail truck with a blue base and white open roof. Says "Mail" in blue on the both sides. Wheels do say "FP".
  • This set has also been seen with a yellow and white 2-seat taxi with "TAXI" written on the hood in black.
  • This set has also been seen with a solid green 2-seat taxi with "TAXI" written on the hood in black.
  • AHPP - The tall mailman could also be African-American.
  • AGPP - The short mailman could also be African-American.
  • GGPP - The red body mom with a bun could also have a light red body opposed to dark red.
  • JWPP - The dark red mom could also have a ponytail opposed to a bun.
  • GIPP - The light red mom could also have a ponytail opposed to a bun.
  • Although it is not pictured in the Dealer Catalogues, the storekeeper, taxi, phone booth, and parking meter were omitted in 1990.
Other Information:
  • This set was sold in a 19" long, 15-3/4" high, 8" deep box.
  • Also see 1973-1977's #997 Play Family Village, the first Little People town/village. The #2500 was the 2nd Little People town/main street. After the #2500 was discontinued, Fisher-Price did not attempt another Little People Main Street or town, even through the Chunky Little People line, until 1998 with the Current Little People line's #72355 Little People Main Street.
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