Wednesday was Cruise Night at Bloomfield Center. Backed by 50s rock & roll music, Broad Street became a showcase for vintage cars. The oldest auto was a 1938 Plymouth touring car boasting bullet headlights and suicide doors (they open toward the back). The elegant 1966 Jaguar and the nostalgic 1950 Chevy Bel Air were among the top crowd pleasers. Classic Cars will be coming to Cruise Night every Wednesday from 6pm to 9pm through the end of August.
nice, brought a smile, and what more can you ask for in this hot summer.
In the past, I have taken somw of mt cars, but it has now become kinda difficult for me, as I have moved my cars into “Car Condo” ~ ~ a super safe & secure place in West Orange, with 8 other “residents-on 4-wheels”. So…I have to go from Bloomfield to West Orange, leave my arrival car there, drive the show car back to Bloomfield, and after the show drive the show car back to West Orange, put it away, cover it, and then drive back to Bloomfield.
In addition, Car-Condo has NO exterior illumation (we want it that way) so it is pitch dark there, almost in the woods. I missed the olast one, but I was at the first 3 looking around.
Some outstanding preserved old cars. Nice group of people, too. Friendly.
Anyone who hAS NOT BEEN THERE – – SHOULD GO – AT LEAST ONCE IT IS VERY NICE.
Here IS MY 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special. She is 18 years “old” with 11,000 miles, never in rain. Her exterior paint is midnight purple, almost black, with a soft glow of purple, called “Deep Amethyst Firemist”
Ermine White interior with black acents. Ordered new, in 1993, the final year of 40 years of rhe Feetwood 60 Special model. I ordered her, new, with every factory option included. At the 2011 Cadillac (only) show, this past May she placed 2nd in her group of 33 cars.
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Nice machine, Sandy. My dad used to drive a Caddy. He loved those cars, though he never let them get old–bought a new one every five years or so, no matter how few miles it had on it. I’ll bet you’ve gotten your money’s worth out of those options.
As transportation….No, I never intended to get my monie’s worth.
You might call it an investment, although it will be another 25 years when it will be worth what I paid for it – but that was never a thought.
Just to buy the most expensive Caddy in 1993, and the rarest model, and load it up with evry offered option on that model, and seldom use it, and SHOW it at car shows. She lives in Car-Condo with 8 or 9 gems of perfection. It’s all brick, slate roof, concrete interior walls, floor, and ceiling. Alarmed to W.O. Police AND W.o. fIRE DEPT., AND IS VERY SECLUDED. But like I said it is jet black when daylight fades. Absolutely no illumination. The overhead entry door is remote and each renter get one.
I have a couple cars over thre. There is a bathroom there as well.
Credit needs to be given to the Bloomfield Center Alliance (BCA) for the good work that they do: Cruise nights, Farmer’s Market,Harvest fest, Mid Day Music at Venner Park, Trick-or-Treating in Bloomfield Center with a Magic Show
https://bloomfieldcenter.com/about.html
This is very true. They get alot out of the tight budget they are allowed. They work hard and really stretch the buck! Thanks for
bringing that point to the forefront. Have you enjoyed the Cruise Night(s) yourself, Pat?
“They get alot out of the tight budget they are allowed.”
Is $300,000 really that tight?
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RoC the BCA budget does not come from a tax on taxpayers but from a tax on businesses in the district. It’s well worth keeping this area of Bloomfield looking inviting and supporting these businesses.
The Bloomfield Center SID was created by local ordinance in June 2001 and is comprised of 234 commercial properties. Residential properties in the District are exempt. The owners of these commercial properties contribute an additional 6% assessment over their regular municipal taxes towards supplemental programs including Capital Programs, Marketing, and Operations.
An annual budget is proposed and presented by the BCA Board to the Township Council each January for approval of these programs that are specifically designed to enhance and revitalize business and retail interest in downtown Bloomfield.
The Bloomfield Center Alliance, Inc. (BCA) is the management entity of the Bloomfield Center Special Improvement District (SID). The BCA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization made up of a 13-member Board of Trustees which consists of property and business owners, residents, and representatives of the Bloomfield College and the Township of Bloomfield.
I should have given a link to the about section of the BCA website
https://bloomfieldcenter.com/about.html
About the Clean Team
The BCA Clean Team works seven days a week with a six-man crew. Each Business/Property Owner is required by the Township to maintain the sidewalks and curbside.
By sweeping in front of their stores 3 times daily within 30 minutes of opening, between 12-1pm, and within 30 minutes of closing. The Clean Team supplements these efforts to maintain a clean and pleasant shopping district. By continuing to clean the pedestrian corridors throughout the day on a split shift.
The BCA Clean Team also removes posters, flyers, and illegal signage from the landposts, bus shelters, and payphones. In addiction, the BCA Clean Team assists the Township’s Department of Public Works throughout the year with leaf pick up and snow removal. When you join us at our special events, the Clean Team prepared the site and set up all equipment needed for the program.
“he BCA budget does not come from a tax on taxpayers but from a tax on businesses in the district.”
No more perfect a statement epitomizing the Tax and Spend Liberal could be devised!
“It’s not a tax, it’s just a tax on businesses” (who of course pass along their costs of doing business to, uhm, someone….”
But at least you call it a tax… In Montclair the BID assessed a “non-voluntary membership fee” collected by the township…
@sandy Yes I’ve been to cruise night and have considered showing our 1971 Mach I Mustang (351 Cleveland that has been bored out/ bright metalic blue paint on the exterior). My husband is the original owner. It was his first car and first love.
RoC, of course I call it a tax as does the BCA since it is a tax.
“It’s not a tax, it’s just a tax on businesses” (who of course pass along their costs of doing business to, uhm, someone….”
Actually, pat said “its not a tax on taxpayers.” So you can go all “LIBERALS DON’T KNOW WHAT A TAX IS!!!!!”, but it just makes you look dumb.
And the tax that the businesses pay appear to go to maintaining the area around the businesses, so it seems they get something out of it.
Businesses who pay tax are also taxpayers. (hint: because they pay tax!)
It’s just another example of “let’s all vote to impose a tax on someone ELSE to achieve OUR goals.” In this case it happens to be business owners in Bloomfield whose pockets are being picked.
splitting hairs again RoC.
My point was that the people who benefit from it are paying for it.
“pockets are being picked” as their property is being cleaned continuously.
Did/does the BID work in Montclair? The BCA does work in Bloomfield.
*I* am splitting hairs? I’m rejecting your false distinction of tax-paying businesses NOT being payers of tax, and *I* am the hair splitter?
Yes RoC I made it very clear that the businesses that are paying the tax are taxpayers but that not all taxpayers are being charged for the SPECIAL SERVICE that benefits the businesses.
“The BCA budget does not come from a tax on taxpayers but from a tax on businesses in the district.”
You haven’t answered my question about the Montclair BID. Did/does the BID work in Montclair?
Montclair BID is the biggest scam going. There is a puppet behind this forced small business owned hands -around -the -throat taxing tactic. Anyone know whom it may be??
“There is a puppet behind this forced small business owned hands -around -the -throat taxing tactic.”
What a beautifully crafted sentence.
ROC does Imagine, take 2:
Imagine no more taxes
It’s easy if you try
Let the heartland folks pay them for us
Pay taxes? OY, I’d rather die!
Imagine all the suckers…
Paying for my share….
You hoo hoo hoo hoo, you may say I’m a dreamer,
But I’m not the only one.
I hope some day you’ll join us….
“Trickle down” is so much fun!
Back to topic, love those mid 50’s Pontiacs, with the cast glass Indian heads with chrome headfeathers riveted onto the hood – or should I say, native American glass heads?
No- wanna give us a hint? Does he have frizzy hair?
Seeking Bloomfield Avenue without the BID, montclairgirl?
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The Bloomfield Center Alliance (BCA) does a great job and is well worth the investment. They keep our downtown area looking great and sponsor wonderul events.
Cruise night is well worth attending.
Have you been to harvest fest – this year it’s Saturday September 24 & Sunday September 25th.
27 posts, and 2 – maybe 3, about the car shows and / or( the cars. Why?
Because 95% have nothing to contribute about the show cars because they are all “Car-Dumb” and would much rather verbally argue and point fingures
at other folks.
I would go to Cruise Night but I’m afraid I’d die of V8 envy.
Besides it’s much more fun trying to identify a car on the road from the sound it makes. There’s one fellow nearby who runs a screaming yellow and black Yenko Nova (clone, he says) which liquidates my kidneys when he rumbles through the neighborhood.
Makes me miss my 68 Javelin 390 somethin fierce.
95% have nothing to contribute about the show cars because they are all “Car-Dumb”
I plead guilty, with no remorse.
What a beautifully crafted sentence.
D’accord!
Sandy. I had a ’64 caddy convertible, aqua exterior white leather. Does that count?
Sandy, considering I fix and maintain my 30-year-old (German) car myself, I don’t consider myself car dumb. Maybe you can come over Sunday and help me replace the vaccuum lines! I’m hunting down a bit of lope in the idle. I also have to check the cam timing.
Sandy. I had a ’64 caddy convertible, aqua exterior white leather. Does that count? Yes, why not? Bring it to the show, tomorrow at 6:30PM
Mike, I doubt the Cam timing. The vaccuum lines would be more suspect.
What is she? Make?