I have been to every No Car Day on the Drive; but this was the first one in which I manned a booth and was there for the entire six hours. Crowds were good — almost as busy as Italy Day I would guess — even though the weather was grey and sometimes a bit chilly. There was only one band that came through — more would have been better — and there were far too few “characters” such as the orange stilt lady:
I was volunteering at the Grandview Woodlands Area Council booth and was able to set aside a corner of the table for my book. I sold quite a lot, perhaps more than I expected, in cash sales, and I also handed out a lot of business cards that refer to The Drive Press blog. Even more importantly, I got to meet and chat with a lot of people who have memories of the Drive and who are happy to share their stories. Here is modern capitalism in action:
We had a number of history-related objects other than my book — maps, etc — and that drove a lot of interest. Next year, for No Car Day, I’d like to work with other locals to have a specific Local History booth. There are a number of local historians and we could pool our books for sale, brochures, displays etc. Could be fun.
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