It is really great when you live in a small town and know who to call. Sally knew the Hobart police dispatcher so arrangements were made to take photos on July 3, 2023 at the corner of Third and Main Street. At noon, we all converged on the location to re-enact the 1915 photo that is one of two family photos we have of the car when it was nearly new. The Hobart police stopped traffic in 3 directions and we had local photographer Tom Ling of Classic Photo positioned to reproduce the shot.
Hobart Police block the intersection so we can take our photo at 3rd & Main.
Here’s what we got:
Corner of 3rd Street & Main Street, Hobart, Indiana – July 4, 1915
July 3, 2023 Corner of Third & Main Streets, Hobart IN – photo courtesy of Tom Ling, Classic Photo
Following the photo at the corner, we all drove 2 blocks to the Hobart Historical Society Museum and took a photo of all the family that was able to show up for the festivities.
Left to right: Craig Correll, Conner Lewis on running board (FD) Janet Correll (FD) Fleck Descendant, Sally Davis (FD), Eric D’Ambrosio-Correll (FD), Jeff Ewen (FD), Ella D’Ambrosio-Correll (FD), Kristie D’Ambrosio-Correll, Olivia Davis (FD), Clarence Davis, Chris Davis (FD), Chris Presley, Tori Correll (FD), Eileen Grogan.
Once we had the re-creation photo, we were set for the big parade. Would we fry the clutch? Would we boil the radiator? Would something else go haywire? The possibilities were endless. I’d only been preparing for this for about 10 years……………… Craig slept restlessly the night of July 3rd.
Hobart Parade Route 2023 — A different route from 1915. Although we did go through the intersection of 3rd and Main Streets.
Parade vehicles were staged in front of a Hobart Middle School.
Several thousand people lined the 2 mile parade route as Tori Correll & Olivia Davis handed out Tootsie Rolls & Peppermints and Kyle White & Chris Davis carried our banner.
Parade fans, Kristie, Ella & Eric cheered us on from the shaded sidewalk.
We all waved at our family contingent and even little Ella loved the parade.
As we went through downtown, towards 3rd & Main, the route started to get pretty warm. But the Michigan kept its cool.
We made it to the final stretch of the parade route without any mishaps. No overheating, no burnt clutch, no stalls……. PERFECT!
We made it back home to the Davis garage and were ready for a cool beverage.