Name/Title
Jacksonville on wheels : a car culture retrospectiveEntry/Object ID
Library.868Description
140 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Jacksonville on wheels : a car culture retrospective by Dorothy Fletcher.
Contents: Jacksonville's early automotive history -- Roads, ferries, bridges and tolls -- A brief history of car dealerships --Dealership pioneers -- Car miscellany --
Racing and local drivers -- Loving our automobiles: Cars & coffee, Main Street cruise and concours d'elegance.
Includes index and bibliography.
"Jacksonville has long been a mecca for car enthusiasts and collectors, due in part to the city's unique automotive history. Bystanders gazed in wonder as John Einig drove Florida's very first steam-powered horseless carriage through the streets in 1889. Fred Gilbert opened the first automobile dealership in 1903, just before the city's first automobile parade, and people were soon clamoring to buy cars of their own. Claude Nolan, whose local dealership has been in business for well over a century, gained fame for racing his Cadillac against an airplane at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds. NASCAR held races at the Jacksonville Speedway in the '50s and '60s. Author Dorothy K. Fletcher explores the rich history and memories of car culture in the River City." -- page [4] of coverCollection
LibraryLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Automobiles -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- History., Automobile dealers -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- History., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History -- 20th century., Automobile industry and trade -- Florida -- JacksonvillePublication Details
Author
Fletcher, Dorothy K.Publisher
History PressPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Charleston, SCCall No.
TL 25 .J3 F5 2018ISBN
9781625859433