EVENTS
DETRIOT | MICHIGAN
4TH - 6TH MARCH
ECC is known throughout the vape world for throwing the biggest
vape expo in Southern California every summer - last year’s
ECC Pomona (see our recap of that event here) attendance was
estimated at 75,000. ECC has also been putting on a series of
regional shows called VPX the Vapers Exhibit - first in Niagra
Falls then last fall in New Orleans (which we also exhibited at)
This time around - ECC chose the motor city and we sure are
glad they did - what an amazing place, vape scene and a great
location in the midwest that brought vape shop owners/managers
from Chicago, Ohio, Western PA and even some from New York
and further.Detroit is a city that is known for the auto industry,
birthplace of techno as well as for it’s urban blight - almost
declaring bankruptcy in 2014. When most people think of Detroit,
many recall the film 8 Mile staring Eminem, which was actually
a pretty dope film. What they don’t picture is a city that is in the
midst of a rebirth - transitioning from a rust belt manufacturing
center to a more modern urban city with tech companies (Quicken
Loans being the biggest), hipsters on bicycles, great craft beer
and a urban lofts for a fraction of what people pay in Brooklyn.
VPX Detroit was held March 4 - 6th. Cafe Racer’s plan was to
parachute a fe