2028 National Headed to Detroit or Atlanta?

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I had no union issues in Cleveland and hadn't heard of any.

Forgive me; am I confusing venues? Could have sworn it was the last time in Cleveland where they were refusing to let people take their own material in and out.

[edhans]

There were no issues last year. There were in years past.

[SAllen2556]

Glad to see the Detroit site is downtown. Seriously, if you haven't been to Detroit in 5 years or more, it really, truly has transformed into an actual city. If the National was in November, I'd say go somewhere else. But in late July, I guarantee you'll enjoy it, especially if you rent a car to see some sites like the Motown museum and the art institute. Traffic here is non-existent compared to Atlanta. New bars and restaurants are everywhere. There's an amazing riverwalk, right outside the door of the convention center.

I grew up, went to school, and worked in Detroit, and every time I go downtown these days I can't believe it's the same city.

[isiahfan]

Huntington Place is 2,400,000-square-foot (220,000 m2) in size and has 723,000 square feet (67,200 m2) of exhibition space, with 623,000 square feet (57,900 m2) contiguous.[4] It previously featured an arena, Cobo Arena, which hosted various concerts, sporting events, and other events.[3] In 2015, the facility completed a renovation that repurposed the Cobo Arena space, adding additional meeting halls, a glass atrium with a view of the Detroit riverfront, and the 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2) Grand Riverview Ballroom.[5][6]

It is served by the Detroit People Mover with its own station.[7] Huntington Place has several large, attached parking garages, as well as parking on the roof of the facility, and direct access to the Lodge Freeway.[8][9] The facility is located along the Detroit International Riverfront, and within walking distance of several downtown hotels.[10]

[CurtisFlood]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Forgive me; am I confusing venues? Could have sworn it was the last time in Cleveland where they were refusing to let people take their own material in and out.

I made seven trips from my table to my trailer instead of 3 because the union would not allow us to break the two wheeler down and make it a four wheeler. That was pretty trash of them.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Very weird as I have a convertible hand truck too and nobody said a word to me.

[rand1com]

Zero problems in Cleveland. Drove to booth and unloaded in 20 minutes. I always set up on Tuesday. It cost a $100 but you cannot drive in on Wednesday so it is worth the cost to set up early IMO.

[Steve_NY]

As a dealer at 41+ Nationals, My primary concern is not location as I suspect most vintage dealers will do fine wherever. I would only vote for a location that allows us to pull into the convention center on day 1 to set up ourselves and can pull in on the last day to pack your own vehicle and move out. I will only vote for the location that allows us to do that. If neither location commits to us that we can do this freely, I will abstain from voting this year.