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Williamsburg Welcomes the Automobile

June 16, 2015 By pete

MG TC in front of the old Bank building in Merchant's Square.

Rocky Von Dullen’s MG TC in front of the old bank building in Merchants Square.

Story and Photos by Pete Vack

The last drag race down historic Williamsburg’s 18th century Duke of Gloucester Street occurred sometime in the mid-1960s; in fact it was also the last time any automobile was allowed to amble down the ancient boulevard, though the exact date seems to be lost to posterity. Despite this ban on the automobile, this weekend the Colony Automobile Enthusiasts Club held its car show in Merchants Square, at the west end of the Duke of Gloucester Street, where normally cars fear to tread. [Read more…] about Williamsburg Welcomes the Automobile

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