The PPE shows in California displayed their pins all in the same large hall in a rough chronological order
thus effectively separating the woodrails from the 60s and 70s EMS
with Solid State and Alpha/DMD pin and modern era pins
in another general area of the same large hall.
As stated previously the old PinAGoGo show had basically 2 large halls/buildings and one smaller room.
The small room housed exclusively EMs with mostly woodies and wedgeheads
with a few Multiplayer pins thrown in.
About 60-75 EMs in all which also made for a bit of a refuge from the
constant loud din of the the two other large halls .
The two remaining buildings would hold about 125-150 pins each
with a mix of (~15%) EM pins and (~25%) early SS pins (78-85eras)
and (~35%) alpha/DMD pins (86-99 era) and (~25%) Modern pins (2000-present)
All pretty much randomly intermixed, with exception of a few groupings
usually from a few prominent local collectors of say
classic 80s Bally SS pins or GTB sys80 pins from private collections.
I appreciate having a semi quiet refuge to escape from the constant and extremely loud noise and din of the 2 main large buildings, a place/area to where one can actually carry on a conversion talking about pinball without having to yell.
One reason I do not enjoy most shows that have videos and pins in the same hall
with all era pins randomly intermixed into the same hall; it gets to be way too loud.
I would not like ALL EMs to be completely isolated or cut off from the other eras of pins,
some intermixing of all eras of pins is good,
but there should be at least an attempt to have some separation or private area/grouping of EMs to escape the noise.