From Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Classic cars to return to Claremont Saturday night
LAREMONT - Classic cars will make their return tonight to downtown.
The Cruise Night event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at a slightly different location - along Second Street between Indian Hill Boulevard and Harvard Avenue - than in prior years.
"I'm hoping to see some really great cars, which I think has always been the case," Claremont Mayor Sam Pedroza said. "Just seeing some really nice classic cars."
At one time, the summer return of the monthly auto event was very much in doubt due to financial problems and objections by local merchants over how the event filled up parking spaces on Yale Avenue.
In recent months, the city worked with Sandy Coglietti, the event's owner/operator and the owner of Village Grille, as well as merchants to put together the event and minimize the impact to businesses in the area.
Second Street will be closed at 4 p.m. today to set up the classic cars on the north side of City Hall, 207 Harvard Ave., as well as on Second Street.
The classic cars will start arriving at 4 p.m. to the area in front of the Metrolink near 200 W. First St., organizers said.
Besides the car display, there will be a live disc jockey playing music, a 50/50 raffle and trophies will be given out to show winners.
Coglietti and her late husband, Ron, founded Cruise Night in 1995.
The event, which formerly took place on the second Saturday of each month from March through October, was previously centered at the Village Grille on the southeast corner of Second and Yale.
The event featured an array of vintage cars and a disc jockey that played music from the 1950s.
Pedroza said he hoped tonight's event will work well for businesses as well as attendees.
"I'm hoping the community will come out and be supportive of the compromises and make sure the program is successful," Pedroza said.
"I'm hoping that they'll enjoy the businesses and enjoy the car show."
Cruise Night will also be held Sept. 10 and Oct. 8.
For more information on the event, call 909-626-8813 or go to http://tinyurl.com/claremont cruise.
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