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I did my second-ever show this weekend in downtown Denton. It was a one-day event, open from 9 AM to 3 PM. A much better length than the four-day ordeal this spring at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Suzanne did the show with me. We were required to be there by 7 AM to set up and get out of the way for the show cars. It had begun raining sometime in the early morning hours (as was forecast), so when Suzanne and I arrived at seven, we were told to come back at eight due to the weather (it was effectively still dark due to the cloud cover). Which we did and proceeded to set up our canopy, tables, etc. Fortunately there was no wind and the rain was light. We got set up by nine and the rain tapered off and ended by ten. Above are some photos for context, in case you are not familiar with Denton. Denton is still a small town, centered around the county courthouse, even though it is located at the convergence of two interstate highways - 35E and 35W. It boasts two universities, both over a century old. The areal photo on the left looks generally north with the courthouse just above center. The center photo of the Courthouse Square looks northwest. For the annual Arts & Autos event the streets immediately adjacent to the Square are closed to traffic, making a large pedestrian mall for the public to enjoy the free event. The right photo shows one of the adjacent blocks across from the courthouse - our booth was located at the sidewalk along the courthouse at the center-right edge of the photo where a sidewalk to the courthouse entrance intersects the street. The afternoon temperature barely exceeded eighty degrees, whereas it had been in the mid-nineties all the week before. The sun set on a dry and tidy Courthouse Square. The car exhibitors had taken their cars and awards home and the vendors had had a productive Saturday afternoon. I sold seven items to five customers. I also distributed almost thirty business cards to local car enthusiasts, some of whom told me they had automobilia at home that they might like to have mounted for display.. All in all a pleasant and productive day.
Erik
9/12/2016 03:06:19 pm
I'm glad to hear the weather decided to cooperate later that morning! Those are some great pics of Denton. Did you take those or find them elsewhere? Cute lil town! Comments are closed.
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