Google Earth & York

Barry Broskowitz posted:

It’s last year’s April Swap Meet (4/15/16)

That would have been 2 years ago.

I'm confused.  2017 - 2016 = 1 year.  

Apologies - much be a touch of dyslexia.

I doubt that was taken during the TCA show. Lack of RVs and few cars parked near the Blue and Silver halls are the giveaways. More likely a one day or weekend show.

Pete

I doubt that was taken during the TCA show.

So I should expect bigger crowds than that shown in the photo?   I plan to attend on Thursday.

TY  JohnM

I believe that the usual number of attendees is between 12,000 and 15,000 per event.  There is no problem parking or finding something to eat, or finding an ATM, although it usually runs out of cash halfway through the first full day (Friday).

Bring small bills for small items, large bills for high-priced stuff, plastic shopping bags, comfortable shoes, a checkbook, a windbreaker/hooded parka in case of rain, and an appetite for every toy train you've ever dreamt about.

If you were to Google "Eastern Division train meet York" you would eventually find this:

http://tcaetrain.org/2d-articl...imer_Spring_2016.pdf

Probably no other source explains the York Experience better.

I've been to it 60 or so times, and it's always the same, and always different.

JohnM posted:

I doubt that was taken during the TCA show.

So I should expect bigger crowds than that shown in the photo?   I plan to attend on Thursday.

TY  JohnM

Friday is the big day but even Thursday the parking lots will be much more full than shown at google earth, at least on the image I saw. Virtually all the pavement will have vehicles on it and a lot of the grass.

Pete

JohnM posted:

I doubt that was taken during the TCA show.

So I should expect bigger crowds than that shown in the photo?   I plan to attend on Thursday.

TY  JohnM

There will definitely be more cars than shown in the picture.  Specifically the area towards the smaller buildings that are near the edge of the Fairgrounds that is closer to Market Street.

-Dave

That was a "street rods" show.

Thanks everyone for the information.  Now back to reading Clem's York primer (hopefully the 2017 edition will be released soon.)

What's a swap meet?

eddie g posted:

What's a swap meet?

Shall we not split hairs, just this ONCE, and simply make the new attendee feel WELCOME ? Huh? Huh? Shall we?

frankm

Is this how to entice the public?