I don't understand the desire among AFOL's to find some clue in past sets. You'll never know if your right even if a clue does exist until the set comes out, so why bother? (I don't believe any clues exist). I understand its fun to speculate but why base that speculation on something that probably doesn't in the first place? Okay, now my question
For the past sets, about how much time before the release date did a leaked photograph or official photograph appear on the net?
Also, how come Lego doesn't let one of us design a set kind of like Market Street every year? This could always be a less expensive set of $80 or so and could be released every fall. That way we could have to modulars every year. In fact, it doesn't even have to be a modular building. It could be a park, recycling center, or some other city lot that would work well for the street.