Tweed Ride
| March 20, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 1:30 pm |
University MetroRail Station – 5400 Ponce de Leon, Coral Gables, FL 33146 (map)
Description: Sponsored by Green Mobility Network. This is a costume ride. We’ll dig out knickers, argyle socks and other garb that Coral Gables founder George Merrick might have worn, then meet at Metrorail’s University Station for a fun ride to the Biltmore Hotel and other sights in the City Beautiful. Professor David Rifkind, of the FIU School of Architecture, will share some of the lore of the places we see. “We shall sally forth from University Metrorail Station for a leisurely ride through Historic Coral Gables. Ride will depart promptly at 9 a.m. and shall be narrated by Professor David Rifkind, School of Architecture at Florida International University. Of course, Tweed-style is not only about tweed. A proper cyclist looks good from head to toe: from the dashing cap, to the silk scarf, ascot, or bow tie accenting the neck, to the snappy knickers or skirts, and argyle socks! Prizes shall be furnished to the most dapper chap, the most snappy lass, the best real moustache, the best fake moustache, and the best vintage/antique steed.”
Dina Weinstein – Coral Gables, FL – 786.246.0644 – dina_w@hotmail.com