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Announcing the October 2020 York Extravaganza! 
 
*Monday to Sunday at the fairgrounds, 9:00 AM until way beyond sundown 
*Vendors from around the world
*All manufacturers/importers displaying and demonstrating their wares
*Special free raffles
*Hundreds of Door Prizes
*Return of the Pig Roast with lots of outdoor seating
*Evening campfire gatherings/chats
*Beer sales
*Budweiser Girls ready to pose for pics with TCA members
*Free Hotdogs
*Free Ice Cream
*Free Funnel Cakes
*Garden railroads on the lawn
*Repair and scenery seminars
*In addition to all halls, Outdoor flea market type train sales will be abundant
*Real trains on Sunday: The railroad behind the Fairgrounds will allow passenger train excursions to:
   The TCA Museum & Pennsylvania RR Museum
   Horseshoe Curve
 
Come One, Come All!
Writer's caveat: For those that take everything literally, this is only my dream and will PROBABLY not happen!
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@Mark Boyce posted:

$200 for a dream York!!  That's a pipe dream as well!!  

Hi Mark.  As they say in TV advertisements, at 7 days "that is less than $29 per day". Don't forget, my fantasy also included meals, snacks and BUDWEISER GIRLS!

I'll put the $200 in the perspective of this New Yorker. When Broadway was open, an average show ticket was around $200. Roundtrip LIRR to Manhattan around $25 (parking would be about the same, choose your poison), half way decent dinner $50.  That is $275 (at best) for an afternoon or evening out, double that to $550 as the Mrs. would be along.

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@Lionelski posted:

Hi Mark.  As they say in TV advertisements, at 7 days "that is less than $29 per day". Don't forget, my fantasy also include meals, shacks, beers and BUDWEISER GIRLS!

I'll put the $200 in the perspective of this New Yorker. When Broadway was open, an average show ticket was around $200. Roundtrip LIRR to Manhattan around $25 (parking would be about the same, choose your poison), half way decent dinner $50.  That is $275 (at best) for an afternoon or evening out, double that to $550 as this Mrs. would be along.

Ski, If such an event could be pulled off for such a price, all of us takers wouldn't be able to fit inside the whole York Fairgrounds! 

Your example of the cost of an event is worth noting.  We are a little less sophisticated around here.  The expensive event is driving down to The Burgh to a Steelers game.  I don't even want to think about paying all that money and sitting out there in the cold along the rivers, when a person can get a better view from their own warm living room. 

@Mark Boyce posted:

Ski, If such an event could be pulled off for such a price, all of us takers wouldn't be able to fit inside the whole York Fairgrounds! 

 

Playing with numbers some more, if 11,000 of us old farts show up, that would be $2,200,000 gross. Add to that what the dealers and vendors would be charged. A small percentage of the beer sales alone would be...………. (LOL)

I wonder what the Fairgrounds, security, etc costs would be to the ED? The press would be fantastic, I'd guess that there would be significant TCA membership growth too.

In any case, this would be a fantastic replacement for the just cancelled TCA convention and a blast of a Welcome Back after most things closed or cancelled this year.

Quite a dream, if I say so myself!

 

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