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A lowrider or low rider is a customized car with a lowered body that emerged among African American & Mexican American youth in the 1940s. [3] Lowrider also refers to the driver of the car and their participation in lowrider car clubs, which remain a part of African American Hip Hop culture & Chicano culture and have since expanded internationally.
Historically, car clubs (groups of people who share a love for custom cars and a passion for lowriding) have been predominantly led by men, with the exception of a few, such as Lady Bugs Car Club ...
Waiting there along the KCK street were 50 eye-catching, lowrider cars — painted bright reds, greens and blues with gold and chrome rimmed wheels, gleaming under the sunlight.
On this car, he hand-painted roses to honor his mother "because she liked flowers" and she "loved the idea of putting roses on the car." [2] This second Gypsy Rose car made its debut on the lowrider scene at the 1968 Winternationals Custom Show. [2] At first, some of his fellow lowriders from other car clubs were critical of the design.
The earliest car clubs were formed in the 1930s, [1] though the reputedly oldest lowrider club is the Dukes. The Dukes first got together in 1962. [2] The club went on for some four years, breaking up in 1969. The club started up again but between 1970 and 1977, the ghost of the club carried on.
The 10 E Broad / W Broad is a Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) bus service in Columbus, Ohio. The line operates on Broad Street , the city's main east-west thoroughfare. The 10 replaced the West Broad Street streetcar line , an early streetcar line in Columbus, built by the Glenwood and Green Lawn Railroad Company in 1875.
Broad Street and High Street both traverse beyond the extent of the city; High Street is the longest in Columbus, running 13.5 mi (21.7 km) (23.4 across the county), while Broad Street is longer across the county, at 25.1 mi (40.4 km). [2]
Roughly bounded by Parsons Ave., Broad and Main Sts., and the railroad tracks; also 43-125 Parsons Ave., including 684 Oak St. and 690 Franklin Ave. 39°57′43″N 82°57′53″W / 39.961944°N 82.964722°W / 39.961944; -82.964722 ( Columbus Near East Side