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吾渥大道(Woodward
Avenue)的梦之旅
地方性遗产
您曾听过有人边洗澡边沿街开车吗？那就是「水花四溅」(Splish-Splash)的车主在每年的吾渥梦之旅中所做的事，但这辆车只是这项仲夏盛会的其中一辆参赛车，这个活动是车子文化中世界上最大的一日节庆。
这个在吾渥大道上举行、长达16英里的车辆游行起自底特律市，西行后终于密西根州的庞蒂亚克市(Pontiac)，游行中的车辆则包括了经典名车、改装高速汽车、古董车及各种别有特色的车子，它们一同来欢庆吾渥大道对美国车业的贡献。吾渥大道是美国最着名的车道，1950年代的夏夜，十几岁的青少年及二十来岁的年青人会驾驶着福特(Fords)、Chevys及Valiants在吾渥路上巡游。
吾渥大道有时也被人称做「梦想大道」(Boulevard
of Dreams)，它的历史可回溯至1896年，即第一次有车行驶在吾渥大道上。几个月后，亨利福特带着他的新车添加吾渥大道的行列。1924年8月4日时，吾渥大道又再次创下了它的历史记录，它是世上第一条以水泥铺设的公路，也是底特律市及密西根州之间的主要连接道路。
一直到了今天，超过30,000辆车子及150万人会前来参加这场美国人对车最爱的盛事。
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.
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