|
吾渥大道(Woodward
Avenue)的夢之旅
地方性遺產
您曾聽過有人邊洗澡邊沿街開車嗎？那就是「水花四濺」(Splish-Splash)的車主在每年的吾渥夢之旅中所做的事，但這輛車只是這項仲夏盛會的其中一輛參賽車，這個活動是車子文化中世界上最大的一日節慶。
這個在吾渥大道上舉行、長達16英里的車輛遊行起自底特律市，西行後終於密西根州的龐蒂亞克市(Pontiac)，遊行中的車輛則包括了經典名車、改裝高速汽車、古董車及各種別有特色的車子，它們一同來歡慶吾渥大道對美國車業的貢獻。吾渥大道是美國最著名的車道，1950年代的夏夜，十幾歲的青少年及二十來歲的年青人會駕駛著福特(Fords)、Chevys及Valiants在吾渥路上巡遊。
吾渥大道有時也被人稱做「夢想大道」(Boulevard
of Dreams)，它的歷史可回溯至1896年，即第一次有車行駛在吾渥大道上。幾個月後，亨利福特帶著他的新車加入吾渥大道的行列。1924年8月4日時，吾渥大道又再次創下了它的歷史記錄，它是世上第一條以水泥鋪設的公路，也是底特律市及密西根州之間的主要連接道路。
一直到了今天，超過30,000輛車子及150萬人會前來參加這場美國人對車最愛的盛事。
Have you ever heard of someone taking a bath while riding down a street? That's what the owner of the cruiser "Splish-Splash" does every year in the Woodward Dream Cruise. But that's only one of the cars that take part in this midsummer classic -- the world's largest one-day festival of the car culture.
This auto parade, which stretches 16 miles on Woodward Avenue, running west from Detroit to Pontiac, Michigan, features classic cars, hot rods, antique and unique cars, and celebrates Woodward Avenue's contribution to American car history. Woodward Avenue is one of America's best-known cruising roads. During the 1950s, on summer nights along the Woodward "strip," the area swelled with teens and young adults cruising in their Fords, Chevys and Valiants.
Sometimes called the "Boulevard of Dreams," Woodward Avenue has a history that goes back to 1896, when a car was first driven down the avenue. A few months later, Henry Ford followed in his new automobile. On August 4, 1924, Woodward made history again when it became the first concrete paved highway in the world, creating a primary link between Detroit and Michigan.
Today, more than 30,000 cars and 1.5 million people join in this celebration of America's love affair with the car.
1/1 頁
關於地方性遺產
|
