Date Of Visit: August 19, 2017
Location: Eastern States Exposition Center, Avenue Of The States, 1305 Memorial Ave, West Springfield, MA
Cost: Free
Parking: There is ample parking located at the entrance
Dog Friendly: Yes
Website: Wheels N Waffles
Highlights: classic cards dating back to the early 1900s, waffles
Tips:
- The “Avenue of the States” (where the event was held) got the name because it has a replica of each state’s house of each state in New England on its premises
- The Wheels & Waffles event is usually held at the Eastern States Exposition Center twice each summer, annually
What goes better together than wheels and….waffles? Well, that was what was on the menu at the Eastern Exposition Center last month.
There were some novelty card there too like this “General Lee” Dukes Of Hazzard replica car.
And this replica of Herbie The Love Bug
If only I was better at identifying cars with the years they were built. Unfortunately, that’s not my forte. But, I still appreciate the curves, style and power of these vehicles.
Look at those fins and designs. Those beautiful, beautiful fins…
Not all of the cars were from the 50’s and 60’s. In fact, some of you may have owned some of these more recent classics.
I’ve always loved long, shapely cars. So, of course this was my favorite.
Of course, as the name of the event suggests, there waffles provided by the Storrowton Tavern.
The “Avenue Of The States” didn’t get its name by accident. The grounds have a replica of each original state house for each of the six New England states. Below is the original state house of Massachusetts.
Here is what the Boston State House actually looks like (courtesy of everstockphoto.com)
Wheels & Waffles is a dog friendly event and I’m really not sure what I thought were more beautiful, the dogs or the cars. OK, it was the dogs.
CJ is a 5 or 6 year old Jack Russell Terrier.
Lola is a 3 year old Lab.
Gunner is a 2 and a half year old Lab mix.
Below is a video of the Wheels & Waffles event
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