CANTON, TEXAS

One of the largest fleamarkets is the World Famous First Monday Trade Days in Canton,Texas.One weekend every month, an East Texas town turns into THE biggest open-air trade days in the world.What started by chance more than a century ago in an event you must experience to believe! Now, First Monday Trade Days hosts up to 7,000 vendors and as many as 300,000 visitors.First Monday Trade Days takes place Thursday through Sunday before the first Monday of every month.
It all began in the 1950's when the judge would stop in Canton on the first monday of each month to hold court.People from the area came to town on that day to conduct their business and sit in on court proceedings ... and watch a few "hangings".Quite naturally, many also brought their own goods, produce and livestock with them to sell or trade. Many people also brought goods, produce and livestock with them to sell. By 1965, FIRST MONDAY had outgrown the Town Square. It was then that the City of Canton purchased six acres just two blocks North of the courthouse. FIRST MONDAY only "happened" on the first Monday of each month. But if you checkit out today you will notice that you will note that Monday has been excluded.
if you can't go to canton, here is a list of some of the venders where you can shop online:
www.cantontradedays.com/alphalisting.html

CANTON, TEXAS

One of the largest fleamarkets is the World Famous First Monday Trade Days in Canton,Texas.One weekend every month, an East Texas town turns into THE biggest open-air trade days in the world.What started by chance more than a century ago in an event you must experience to believe! Now, First Monday Trade Days hosts up to 7,000 vendors and as many as 300,000 visitors.First Monday Trade Days takes place Thursday through Sunday before the first Monday of every month.
It all began in the 1950's when the judge would stop in Canton on the first monday of each month to hold court.People from the area came to town on that day to conduct their business and sit in on court proceedings ... and watch a few "hangings".Quite naturally, many also brought their own goods, produce and livestock with them to sell or trade. Many people also brought goods, produce and livestock with them to sell. By 1965, FIRST MONDAY had outgrown the Town Square. It was then that the City of Canton purchased six acres just two blocks North of the courthouse. FIRST MONDAY only "happened" on the first Monday of each month. But if you checkit out today you will notice that you will note that Monday has been excluded.

Amazing Photo

Look at this picture for a second, get real close to it. what do you see is it .. mm no, i think it is marl.. now get back and look at it again. Who do you see..I thought that was a nice pic. what do you think.

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Generations of Detroiters arrived at the Michigan Central Station in southwest Detroit: African Americans from the Deep South; Poles, Romanians and Hungarians from Eastern Europe; Lebanese and Syrians from the Middle East.


The depot's once-grand lobby, built in 1913, was their first glimpse of Detroit, a sure sign that their lives had changed forever. The empty, elegant ruin once hummed with people who walked on marble floors under gold-plated chandeliers. This is sullied but sacred ground.
"It's our Ellis Island," said Shaun Nethercott, who lives a mile from the depot and is the founder and executive director of Matrix Theatre Co. on Bagley.
Now, in its desolation, the depot has become a tourist magnet, attracting thousands of photographers. Is it poverty magnet that draws them, or a real thirst to understand?

Nice old photo

This is me in 1984 with wife 'sharon' and her parents; 'weldon' her father and 'lynn' her mother. It was a joke photo and it was taken with a self timer in Alba, texas. Her father was showing me all the collection of guns he had collected over the years since he was in the army. His collection included american and German guns. I thought it would be nice to have a wild west photo like this and i am glad i did. it turned out very nice