Surprise!

   Okay forget all about J.C. Penney I told you yesterday.  Carl just called to say they found out Santa Claus Photo Co. has a signed contract for the space.  So here is the new plan that the Mall has come up with.  It does amount to the same square footage but the dimensions have changed.  Instead of a 24 by 24 foot square we will be changing to a 12 x 48 foot rectangle.  

     We would move to the front of  BON*TON where it opens into the Mall.  People coming out of  BON*TON would first go by a seating area with chairs and couches and then pass by our display which will be centered in the hallway and extend a distance of 48 to 50 feet  down the hallway headed toward Center Court.  There will be 10 foot wide walking areas on either side of the display.  Carl has suggested that they add some plexiglass around the layout to help protect it from little hands on the track.
 Hey, at least we are inside the building!   Space is a premium and that it about the last available spot where we could fit.  Actually, having a comfortable place to rest right beside the layout might be great.  We might even have our controls at that end.  Plus we will have the fun of looking down an impressive 50 foot layout.  And hear is another thing, if we use the "Tunnel entrance" I call it, we will come out right at our layout!