Metro Cruise

If you live in Grand Rapids (or Detroit for that matter), you know what people mean when they talk about the 28th Street Metro Cruise or the Woodward Dream Cruise (we did the Woodward Dream Cruise in '07).

If you live in Grand Rapids today and plan on going anywhere, avoid 28th Street.

If you live in Grand Rapids and want to see some cool or "classic" cars, head to 28th Street.

My definition of "classic" is: any car that is older than twenty years, because that's how long the 'Vette has been in the Uebbing family.

If you don't live in Michigan, the Cruises are a throwback to the old days when drivers would gather with their cars (at the time, they weren't classic or historic) and show them off, drive them, and probably race. Woodward is the oldest Cruise, because it was the first paved highway. It is also the longest (although I didn't fact check that, you can read more here which has a lot of history I didn't even know about).

We were down there last night. I don't know if I can describe it. It's not about driving anywhere. It's about head-turning, pointing, and pure classic/cool car spotting. Bill said he wanted to take 28th street because there would surely be "a few cars out". A few, as in a few miles of backed up traffic. We couldn't even begin to count how many classic cars were out. And the people! I don't remember there being this many people out to watch. Of course, the last time we were in town and went out, it was raining. But the cruise isn't even officially until today. There were hundreds of people out last night. Because they knew that the cars would be out too.

After a morning, and early afternoon of painting, we'll head back out. I'll take the camera and see if I can get some good photos. It really is fun, for the people in the "classic" cars and the spectators lining the street.

If you see us out there, wave and holler!