We drive Annunciation Street from beginning to (almost) end, beginning
in what the City Planning Commission calls the Lower Garden District,
but could probably be considered the Warehouse District or even the CBD.
We travel through the former St. Thomas Housing Project area, and into
the Irish Channel. Then into East and West Riverside, and finish up in
Audubon. This is mostly a quiet residential street once we cross under
the Pontchartrain Expressway, and isn't in nearly as bad of a condition
as the previous two streets covered in this series. We only had one
detour because of some sort of construction, and didn't bottom out or do
any suspension damage on this one!
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Road Trip #323 - I-85 North - North Carolina Mile 46-68
Road Trip #323 - I-85 North - North Carolina Mile 46-68
In video #19 of the I-85 series, we continue north beginning in
Mecklenburg County, just past the northern city limits of Charlotte,
North Carolina at Mile 46. We cross the I-485 loop for the second time,
and travel along a short section of highway named for NASCAR driver
Jeff Gordon. We enter Cabarrus County, home of the Charlotte Motor
Speedway, and self-branded as the Center for American Motorsports. We
pass through the eastern edge of the city of Kannapolis before entering a
lengthy construction zone with slow traffic. We enter Rowan County and
conclude at mile 68.
In video #19 of the I-85 series, we continue north beginning in
Mecklenburg County, just past the northern city limits of Charlotte,
North Carolina at Mile 46. We cross the I-485 loop for the second time,
and travel along a short section of highway named for NASCAR driver
Jeff Gordon. We enter Cabarrus County, home of the Charlotte Motor
Speedway, and self-branded as the Center for American Motorsports. We
pass through the eastern edge of the city of Kannapolis before entering a
lengthy construction zone with slow traffic. We enter Rowan County and
conclude at mile 68.
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
US-90 Drive - Cruisin the Coast - Gulfport/Biloxi, Mississippi
A drive down US-90 from Biloxi into Gulfport during the first day of Cruisin' the Coast 2018. America’s Largest Block Party.
Cruisin’ The Coast® began in 1996 as a festival to celebrate antique, classic and hot rod vehicles, nostalgic music and related events. 374 vehicles registered that first year and in 2017 we had 8,308 registered vehicles. Car enthusiasts from 40 states plus Canada, Germany and Puerto Rico arrive on the Mississippi Gulf Coast once a year to showcase their rides and to cruise our beautiful 30-mile stretch of beach-side highway with designated stops in Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Pass Christian, Ocean Springs and Pascagoula. Each venue is set up as a mini festival with a stage for live bands, reserved parking for registered cruisers, spectator parking, and vendors for food and event merchandise. Registered cruisers will receive an ID card in their registration packets to exhibit all week in their car’s front window; this ID allows entry into the venues where reserved parking is available. A program with maps will also be part of the registration packet so cruisers can plan their individual schedules as this is an open cruise – events are scheduled and you decide which ones you are interested in attending. Our week long event includes cruise-ins, a Salute To Our Veterans event, car auction, swap meet, car corral, and a parade. Spectators are welcome and will find that our cruisers love to talk “old cars.”
Cruisin’ The Coast® has 12 Host Car Clubs providing over 700 volunteers who help with registering vehicles, directing cars at the venues, giving directions, and welcoming our guests. These are just the jobs cruisers see. There are hundreds of behind the scenes and pre-event activities that our volunteers help with all year long. When you see someone in a bright yellow staff shirt – that is a fellow car lover who is donating time to make this a fun event for all. If you get a chance you may want to say thank you to a volunteer during your visit.
Cruisin’ The Coast® has become the biggest special event in the state of Mississippi. As Cruisin’ The Coast® has grown, the honors and awards have followed suit. Cruisin’ The Coast® received the Governor’s Excellence in Tourism Award as Festival/Event of the Year in the State of Mississippi (by Jarvis Brannon). Cruisin’ The Coast® was also named the recipient of the “Shining Example Award” for Best Festival/Event of the year by the Southeast Tourism Society, one of the “100 Events for the Year” for 2001 and in 2011 by the American Bus Association and was also named a Southern Travel Treasure by AAA’s magazine, AAA Southern Traveler. In 2007, the Automotive Restoration Market named Cruisin’ The Coast the 2007 Restoration Event of the Year.
https://cruisinthecoast.com
Cruisin’ The Coast® began in 1996 as a festival to celebrate antique, classic and hot rod vehicles, nostalgic music and related events. 374 vehicles registered that first year and in 2017 we had 8,308 registered vehicles. Car enthusiasts from 40 states plus Canada, Germany and Puerto Rico arrive on the Mississippi Gulf Coast once a year to showcase their rides and to cruise our beautiful 30-mile stretch of beach-side highway with designated stops in Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Pass Christian, Ocean Springs and Pascagoula. Each venue is set up as a mini festival with a stage for live bands, reserved parking for registered cruisers, spectator parking, and vendors for food and event merchandise. Registered cruisers will receive an ID card in their registration packets to exhibit all week in their car’s front window; this ID allows entry into the venues where reserved parking is available. A program with maps will also be part of the registration packet so cruisers can plan their individual schedules as this is an open cruise – events are scheduled and you decide which ones you are interested in attending. Our week long event includes cruise-ins, a Salute To Our Veterans event, car auction, swap meet, car corral, and a parade. Spectators are welcome and will find that our cruisers love to talk “old cars.”
Cruisin’ The Coast® has 12 Host Car Clubs providing over 700 volunteers who help with registering vehicles, directing cars at the venues, giving directions, and welcoming our guests. These are just the jobs cruisers see. There are hundreds of behind the scenes and pre-event activities that our volunteers help with all year long. When you see someone in a bright yellow staff shirt – that is a fellow car lover who is donating time to make this a fun event for all. If you get a chance you may want to say thank you to a volunteer during your visit.
Cruisin’ The Coast® has become the biggest special event in the state of Mississippi. As Cruisin’ The Coast® has grown, the honors and awards have followed suit. Cruisin’ The Coast® received the Governor’s Excellence in Tourism Award as Festival/Event of the Year in the State of Mississippi (by Jarvis Brannon). Cruisin’ The Coast® was also named the recipient of the “Shining Example Award” for Best Festival/Event of the year by the Southeast Tourism Society, one of the “100 Events for the Year” for 2001 and in 2011 by the American Bus Association and was also named a Southern Travel Treasure by AAA’s magazine, AAA Southern Traveler. In 2007, the Automotive Restoration Market named Cruisin’ The Coast the 2007 Restoration Event of the Year.
https://cruisinthecoast.com
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Cruisin the Coast - 9-30-2018 - Gulfport/Biloxi, Mississippi
We set out on foot to check out the classic cars out at Cruisin the
Coast 2018 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
America’s Largest Block Party. Cruisin’ The Coast® began in 1996 as a
festival to celebrate antique, classic and hot rod vehicles, nostalgic
music and related events. 374 vehicles registered that first year and
in 2017 we had 8,308 registered vehicles. Car enthusiasts from 40
states plus Canada, Germany and Puerto Rico arrive on the Mississippi
Gulf Coast once a year to showcase their rides and to cruise our
beautiful 30-mile stretch of beach-side highway with designated stops in
Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Pass Christian, Ocean
Springs and Pascagoula. Each venue is set up as a mini festival with a
stage for live bands, reserved parking for registered cruisers,
spectator parking, and vendors for food and event merchandise.
Registered cruisers will receive an ID card in their registration
packets to exhibit all week in their car’s front window; this ID allows
entry into the venues where reserved parking is available. A program
with maps will also be part of the registration packet so cruisers can
plan their individual schedules as this is an open cruise – events are
scheduled and you decide which ones you are interested in attending.
Our week long event includes cruise-ins, a Salute To Our Veterans event,
car auction, swap meet, car corral, and a parade. Spectators are
welcome and will find that our cruisers love to talk “old cars.”
Cruisin’ The Coast® has 12 Host Car Clubs providing over 700 volunteers
who help with registering vehicles, directing cars at the venues,
giving directions, and welcoming our guests. These are just the jobs
cruisers see. There are hundreds of behind the scenes and pre-event
activities that our volunteers help with all year long. When you see
someone in a bright yellow staff shirt – that is a fellow car lover who
is donating time to make this a fun event for all. If you get a chance
you may want to say thank you to a volunteer during your visit.
Cruisin’ The Coast® has become the biggest special event in the state of
Mississippi. As Cruisin’ The Coast® has grown, the honors and awards
have followed suit. Cruisin’ The Coast® received the Governor’s
Excellence in Tourism Award as Festival/Event of the Year in the State
of Mississippi (by Jarvis Brannon). Cruisin’ The Coast® was also named
the recipient of the “Shining Example Award” for Best Festival/Event of
the year by the Southeast Tourism Society, one of the “100 Events for
the Year” for 2001 and in 2011 by the American Bus Association and was
also named a Southern Travel Treasure by AAA’s magazine, AAA Southern
Traveler. In 2007, the Automotive Restoration Market named Cruisin’ The
Coast the 2007 Restoration Event of the Year.
https://cruisinthecoast.comWe set out on foot to check out the classic cars out at Cruisin the
Coast 2018 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
America’s Largest Block Party. Cruisin’ The Coast® began in 1996 as a
festival to celebrate antique, classic and hot rod vehicles, nostalgic
music and related events. 374 vehicles registered that first year and
in 2017 we had 8,308 registered vehicles. Car enthusiasts from 40
states plus Canada, Germany and Puerto Rico arrive on the Mississippi
Gulf Coast once a year to showcase their rides and to cruise our
beautiful 30-mile stretch of beach-side highway with designated stops in
Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Pass Christian, Ocean
Springs and Pascagoula. Each venue is set up as a mini festival with a
stage for live bands, reserved parking for registered cruisers,
spectator parking, and vendors for food and event merchandise.
Registered cruisers will receive an ID card in their registration
packets to exhibit all week in their car’s front window; this ID allows
entry into the venues where reserved parking is available. A program
with maps will also be part of the registration packet so cruisers can
plan their individual schedules as this is an open cruise – events are
scheduled and you decide which ones you are interested in attending.
Our week long event includes cruise-ins, a Salute To Our Veterans event,
car auction, swap meet, car corral, and a parade. Spectators are
welcome and will find that our cruisers love to talk “old cars.”
Cruisin’ The Coast® has 12 Host Car Clubs providing over 700 volunteers
who help with registering vehicles, directing cars at the venues,
giving directions, and welcoming our guests. These are just the jobs
cruisers see. There are hundreds of behind the scenes and pre-event
activities that our volunteers help with all year long. When you see
someone in a bright yellow staff shirt – that is a fellow car lover who
is donating time to make this a fun event for all. If you get a chance
you may want to say thank you to a volunteer during your visit.
Cruisin’ The Coast® has become the biggest special event in the state of
Mississippi. As Cruisin’ The Coast® has grown, the honors and awards
have followed suit. Cruisin’ The Coast® received the Governor’s
Excellence in Tourism Award as Festival/Event of the Year in the State
of Mississippi (by Jarvis Brannon). Cruisin’ The Coast® was also named
the recipient of the “Shining Example Award” for Best Festival/Event of
the year by the Southeast Tourism Society, one of the “100 Events for
the Year” for 2001 and in 2011 by the American Bus Association and was
also named a Southern Travel Treasure by AAA’s magazine, AAA Southern
Traveler. In 2007, the Automotive Restoration Market named Cruisin’ The
Coast the 2007 Restoration Event of the Year.
https://cruisinthecoast.com
Coast 2018 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
America’s Largest Block Party. Cruisin’ The Coast® began in 1996 as a
festival to celebrate antique, classic and hot rod vehicles, nostalgic
music and related events. 374 vehicles registered that first year and
in 2017 we had 8,308 registered vehicles. Car enthusiasts from 40
states plus Canada, Germany and Puerto Rico arrive on the Mississippi
Gulf Coast once a year to showcase their rides and to cruise our
beautiful 30-mile stretch of beach-side highway with designated stops in
Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Pass Christian, Ocean
Springs and Pascagoula. Each venue is set up as a mini festival with a
stage for live bands, reserved parking for registered cruisers,
spectator parking, and vendors for food and event merchandise.
Registered cruisers will receive an ID card in their registration
packets to exhibit all week in their car’s front window; this ID allows
entry into the venues where reserved parking is available. A program
with maps will also be part of the registration packet so cruisers can
plan their individual schedules as this is an open cruise – events are
scheduled and you decide which ones you are interested in attending.
Our week long event includes cruise-ins, a Salute To Our Veterans event,
car auction, swap meet, car corral, and a parade. Spectators are
welcome and will find that our cruisers love to talk “old cars.”
Cruisin’ The Coast® has 12 Host Car Clubs providing over 700 volunteers
who help with registering vehicles, directing cars at the venues,
giving directions, and welcoming our guests. These are just the jobs
cruisers see. There are hundreds of behind the scenes and pre-event
activities that our volunteers help with all year long. When you see
someone in a bright yellow staff shirt – that is a fellow car lover who
is donating time to make this a fun event for all. If you get a chance
you may want to say thank you to a volunteer during your visit.
Cruisin’ The Coast® has become the biggest special event in the state of
Mississippi. As Cruisin’ The Coast® has grown, the honors and awards
have followed suit. Cruisin’ The Coast® received the Governor’s
Excellence in Tourism Award as Festival/Event of the Year in the State
of Mississippi (by Jarvis Brannon). Cruisin’ The Coast® was also named
the recipient of the “Shining Example Award” for Best Festival/Event of
the year by the Southeast Tourism Society, one of the “100 Events for
the Year” for 2001 and in 2011 by the American Bus Association and was
also named a Southern Travel Treasure by AAA’s magazine, AAA Southern
Traveler. In 2007, the Automotive Restoration Market named Cruisin’ The
Coast the 2007 Restoration Event of the Year.
https://cruisinthecoast.comWe set out on foot to check out the classic cars out at Cruisin the
Coast 2018 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
America’s Largest Block Party. Cruisin’ The Coast® began in 1996 as a
festival to celebrate antique, classic and hot rod vehicles, nostalgic
music and related events. 374 vehicles registered that first year and
in 2017 we had 8,308 registered vehicles. Car enthusiasts from 40
states plus Canada, Germany and Puerto Rico arrive on the Mississippi
Gulf Coast once a year to showcase their rides and to cruise our
beautiful 30-mile stretch of beach-side highway with designated stops in
Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Pass Christian, Ocean
Springs and Pascagoula. Each venue is set up as a mini festival with a
stage for live bands, reserved parking for registered cruisers,
spectator parking, and vendors for food and event merchandise.
Registered cruisers will receive an ID card in their registration
packets to exhibit all week in their car’s front window; this ID allows
entry into the venues where reserved parking is available. A program
with maps will also be part of the registration packet so cruisers can
plan their individual schedules as this is an open cruise – events are
scheduled and you decide which ones you are interested in attending.
Our week long event includes cruise-ins, a Salute To Our Veterans event,
car auction, swap meet, car corral, and a parade. Spectators are
welcome and will find that our cruisers love to talk “old cars.”
Cruisin’ The Coast® has 12 Host Car Clubs providing over 700 volunteers
who help with registering vehicles, directing cars at the venues,
giving directions, and welcoming our guests. These are just the jobs
cruisers see. There are hundreds of behind the scenes and pre-event
activities that our volunteers help with all year long. When you see
someone in a bright yellow staff shirt – that is a fellow car lover who
is donating time to make this a fun event for all. If you get a chance
you may want to say thank you to a volunteer during your visit.
Cruisin’ The Coast® has become the biggest special event in the state of
Mississippi. As Cruisin’ The Coast® has grown, the honors and awards
have followed suit. Cruisin’ The Coast® received the Governor’s
Excellence in Tourism Award as Festival/Event of the Year in the State
of Mississippi (by Jarvis Brannon). Cruisin’ The Coast® was also named
the recipient of the “Shining Example Award” for Best Festival/Event of
the year by the Southeast Tourism Society, one of the “100 Events for
the Year” for 2001 and in 2011 by the American Bus Association and was
also named a Southern Travel Treasure by AAA’s magazine, AAA Southern
Traveler. In 2007, the Automotive Restoration Market named Cruisin’ The
Coast the 2007 Restoration Event of the Year.
https://cruisinthecoast.com
Monday, October 1, 2018
Streets of NOLA #2 - Chestnut Street - Uptown New Orleans
In this video, we cover Chestnut Street, a residential street in Uptown
New Orleans, driving downriver towards the CBD. We drive through the
New Orleans City Planning Commission's defined neighborhoods of Audubon,
Uptown, Touro, and Garden District. See if you can spot the Ford Model
T and a very old Mercedes sedan along the way!
In this weekend series, between our regularly scheduled videos, we're
not doing voiceover or music. Just the sounds of the street (and
potholes).
New Orleans, driving downriver towards the CBD. We drive through the
New Orleans City Planning Commission's defined neighborhoods of Audubon,
Uptown, Touro, and Garden District. See if you can spot the Ford Model
T and a very old Mercedes sedan along the way!
In this weekend series, between our regularly scheduled videos, we're
not doing voiceover or music. Just the sounds of the street (and
potholes).
Road Trip #322 - I-85 North - North Carolina Mile 23-46 (Charlotte)
We continue north along I-85 in North Carolina, beginning at Mile 26 in
Gaston County, and into Mecklenburg County, and the city of Charlotte,
the largest city in the state. We conclude at mile 46, just outside of
the Charlotte City Limits.
Gaston County, and into Mecklenburg County, and the city of Charlotte,
the largest city in the state. We conclude at mile 46, just outside of
the Charlotte City Limits.
Road Trip #321 - I-85 North - North Carolina Mile 1-23 (Gastonia)
Our 17th video in the I-85 series, we reach the state of North Carolina.
We enter into Cleveland County and the town of Grover, then into Kings
Mountain, entering Gaston County. We pass through Bessemer City, and
then into Gastonia, the county seat of Gaston County, where we conclude
at Exit 23.
We enter into Cleveland County and the town of Grover, then into Kings
Mountain, entering Gaston County. We pass through Bessemer City, and
then into Gastonia, the county seat of Gaston County, where we conclude
at Exit 23.
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