By late afternoon on the auction day, there was no time left for people to arrive in town to attend the special event.
With the end of the day approaching and the local temperature dropping after a sunny day, the long-awaited auction was only three hours away from starting.
But even with hours to go, the area around the Millfall Theater, where the auction would take place, was already buzzing with activity.
Rarely seen railings blocked some paths leading to the theater area's side streets. In contrast, several others separated the sidewalks and streets leading to the venue.
Several people, curious to see the arrival of the auctioneers, were already on the city's outskirts, crowding the edges of the sidewalks as they waited for the carriages of people who would soon arrive for today's event.
