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'''Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches''' is an annual car cruise is one of the many events that are a part of Autopalooza August.<ref>Harris, David. "Back to the Bricks linking with Woodward", '']'', Flint, 23 April 2009.</ref> It is one of the events that celebrates the old tradition of teenagers cruising from hangout spot to hangout spot. For ] teens these included ], Varsity, Colonel’s and Walli’s, most of which resided on or close to Saginaw Street.<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet your neighbor: Al Hatch, chairman of Back to the Bricks, Flint's nationally recognized classic car show and cruise|url=http://www.mlive.com/living/flint/index.ssf/2010/01/meet_your_neighbor_al_hatch_ch.html|accessdate=March 11, 2014|newspaper=Flint Journal|date=January 1, 2010}}</ref> Though most of the buildings have been long gone but the tradition of cruising continues especially for five days out of the year at the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches car cruise. The celebration which was first held as a one-day event on Saginaw Street in ] with only a few hundred cars and spectators has grown to expand past all of these boundaries. Since its first event in 2005 the Back to the Bricks has grown to over 25,000 car participants and over 250,000 spectators over a five-day span.<ref>Abercrombie, Shena. "Flint’s bricks loaded with car, people", '']'', Flint, 17 August 2008.</ref><ref>DeFever, Dana. "Crowds for Back to the Bricks surge to 250,000", '']'', Flint, 19 August 2008.</ref> '''Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches''' is an annual car cruise is one of the many events that are a part of Autopalooza August.<ref>Harris, David. "Back to the Bricks linking with Woodward", '']'', Flint, 23 April 2009.</ref> It is one of the events that celebrates the old tradition of teenagers cruising from hangout spot to hangout spot. For ] teens these included ], Varsity, Colonel’s and Walli’s, most of which resided on or close to Saginaw Street.<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet your neighbor: Al Hatch, chairman of Back to the Bricks, Flint's nationally recognized classic car show and cruise|url=http://www.mlive.com/living/flint/index.ssf/2010/01/meet_your_neighbor_al_hatch_ch.html|accessdate=March 11, 2014|newspaper=Flint Journal|date=January 1, 2010}}</ref> Though most of the buildings have been long gone but the tradition of cruising continues especially for five days out of the year at the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches car cruise. The celebration which was first held as a one-day event on Saginaw Street in ] with only a few hundred cars and spectators has grown to expand past all of these boundaries. Since its first event in 2005 the Back to the Bricks has grown to over 25,000 car participants and over 250,000 spectators over a five-day span.<ref>Abercrombie, Shena. "Flint’s bricks loaded with car, people", '']'', Flint, 17 August 2008.</ref><ref>DeFever, Dana. "Crowds for Back to the Bricks surge to 250,000", '']'', Flint, 19 August 2008.</ref>


The five day event is structured with the first day having a Kick off party and "Brick Flick" automotive movie seen at a drive through theater, at least two days of Rolling Cruise, and Saturday car show down town.<ref name=ocw>{{cite news|last1=raustin|title=‘Big Daddy’ Garlits headlines Back to the Bricks|url=http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/car-shows/big-daddy-garlits-headlines-back-to-the-bricks|accessdate=June 6, 2014|work=Old Cars Weekly|publisher=F+W Publications|date=August 9, 2011}}</ref>
⚫ ==History==


⚫ ==History==
In 2005 the first Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches celebration was held under Flint’s newly renovated brick street and reinstalled arches. The celebration was held on the same day as another local car cruise, the A&W monthly cruise in ] and the ] in ]. The goal of this scheduling was to hopefully have spectators from the local area to “cruise“ once again from the Flushing hotspot to the Flint event. Another goal was for spectators attending the Woodward Avenue Dream car cruise to stop by the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches car cruise on the way to and or from the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise.<ref>Miller, James M. "Downtown cruise worth a cartwheel", '']'', Flint, 28 August 2005.</ref> In 2005 the first Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches celebration was held under Flint’s newly renovated brick street and reinstalled arches. The celebration was held on the same day as another local car cruise, the A&W monthly cruise in ] and the ] in ]. The goal of this scheduling was to hopefully have spectators from the local area to “cruise“ once again from the Flushing hotspot to the Flint event. Another goal was for spectators attending the Woodward Avenue Dream car cruise to stop by the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches car cruise on the way to and or from the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise.<ref>Miller, James M. "Downtown cruise worth a cartwheel", '']'', Flint, 28 August 2005.</ref>


During the first year the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches car cruise had about less than 1,000 spectators in attendance and less than that amount of cars. The events within the celebration consisted of only official the car cruise.<ref>Swiatecki, Chad. "Car cruise offers room to maneuver", '']'', Flint, 21 August 2005.</ref> The following year the celebration added another day and packed another event into its schedule. These new events this year were a cruise in from various areas in the county and the official cruise.<ref>Miller, James M. "’Woodward Day’ cruise expanding", '']'', Flint, 3 August 2006.</ref> With the spike in the number of events came the spike in the number or attendants. It is estimated that a total of 1000 cars and spectators attended the second year of the event.<ref>Miller, James M. "Cars keep making way to Flint", '']'', Flint, 27 August 2006.</ref> During the first year the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches car cruise had about less than 1,000 spectators in attendance and less than that amount of cars. The events within the celebration consisted of only official the car cruise.<ref>Swiatecki, Chad. (August 21, 2005). "Car cruise offers room to maneuver". '']'', Flint.</ref> The following year the celebration added another day and packed another event into its schedule. These new events this year were a cruise in from various areas in the county and the official cruise.<ref>Miller, James M. "’Woodward Day’ cruise expanding", '']'', Flint, 3 August 2006.</ref> With the spike in the number of events came the spike in the number or attendants. It is estimated that a total of 1000 cars and spectators attended the second year of the event.<ref>Miller, James M. "Cars keep making way to Flint", '']'', Flint, 27 August 2006.</ref>


By the year 2007 the Back to the Bricks had celebrated its third year. With the new addition of another day and one more day the celebration brought in a larger crowd. This Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches celebration brought in about 1000 cars and 1500 more spectators that the previous year.<ref>Miller, James M. "Back to the Bricks revving up ideas for more downtown events", '']'', Flint, 22 August 2007.</ref> The events for this go around consisted of the newly added rolling cruise, the cruise in, and the official cruise.<ref>Miller, James M. "Back to the Bricks real deal for cruisers, viewers", '']'', Flint, 7 August 2007.</ref> With the rolling cruise came support from local businesses. Many of these served as stops for the rolling cruise and also offered deals for cruisers.<ref>Miller, James M. "Bricks car cruise keeps on growing", '']'', Flint, 12 August 2007.</ref> Yet again the cruise expanded in the following year. After the cruise became a four-day celebration. The event added this year was an additional rolling cruise.<ref>Miller, James M. "Bricks cruise will grow yet again", '']'', Flint, 27 September 2007.</ref> An estimated 125,000 spectators and 3,000 cars were figured to be in attendance.<ref>Abercrombie, Shena. "Flint’s bricks loaded with car, people", '']'', Flint, 17 August 2008.</ref><ref>DeFever, Dana. "Crowds for Back to the Bricks surge to 125,000", '']'', Flint, 19 August 2008.</ref> By the year 2007 the Back to the Bricks had celebrated its third year. With the new addition of another day and one more day the celebration brought in a larger crowd. This Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches celebration brought in about 1000 cars and 1500 more spectators that the previous year.<ref>Miller, James M. "Back to the Bricks revving up ideas for more downtown events", '']'', Flint, 22 August 2007.</ref> The events for this go around consisted of the newly added rolling cruise, the cruise in, and the official cruise.<ref>Miller, James M. "Back to the Bricks real deal for cruisers, viewers", '']'', Flint, 7 August 2007.</ref> With the rolling cruise came support from local businesses. Many of these served as stops for the rolling cruise and also offered deals for cruisers.<ref>Miller, James M. "Bricks car cruise keeps on growing", '']'', Flint, 12 August 2007.</ref> Yet again the cruise expanded in the following year. After the cruise became a four-day celebration. The event added this year was an additional rolling cruise.<ref>Miller, James M. "Bricks cruise will grow yet again", '']'', Flint, 27 September 2007.</ref> An estimated 125,000 spectators and 3,000 cars were figured to be in attendance.<ref>Abercrombie, Shena. "Flint’s bricks loaded with car, people", '']'', Flint, 17 August 2008.</ref><ref>DeFever, Dana. "Crowds for Back to the Bricks surge to 125,000", '']'', Flint, 19 August 2008.</ref>
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The most recent celebration was held in 2009. This was the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches scar cruise’s 5th anniversary. As a milestone in the events history it was also added to Autopalooza August. This included joining with the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise to which it was originally made to compliment. The join is hoped to give more publicity to the celebration. In addition to this the celebration again expanded with a day and the events of a drive-in screening of the movie ] and the Buckham Alley Bash. This is significantly different from previous years in the way that these events were hosted mostly by area restaurants and the local drive-in.<ref>Harris, David. "Back to the Bricks linking with Woodward", '']'', Flint, 23 April 2009.</ref> With an attendance of more than 125,000 spectators and a car count of 3,000 the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches more than quintupled its attendance and expectations which it first had. The most recent celebration was held in 2009. This was the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches scar cruise’s 5th anniversary. As a milestone in the events history it was also added to Autopalooza August. This included joining with the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise to which it was originally made to compliment. The join is hoped to give more publicity to the celebration. In addition to this the celebration again expanded with a day and the events of a drive-in screening of the movie ] and the Buckham Alley Bash. This is significantly different from previous years in the way that these events were hosted mostly by area restaurants and the local drive-in.<ref>Harris, David. "Back to the Bricks linking with Woodward", '']'', Flint, 23 April 2009.</ref> With an attendance of more than 125,000 spectators and a car count of 3,000 the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches more than quintupled its attendance and expectations which it first had.

In June 2010, a ] was send out to the ].<ref name=a13>{{cite news|last1=Gatlin|first1=Karen|title=Day one in the Back to the Bricks Lincoln Highway trip|url=http://abc13.com/archive/7509879/|accessdate=June 6, 2014|work=ABC13.com|publisher=ABC, Inc.|date=June 20, 2010}}</ref>

In 2011, the organization held its second promotional tour, Michigan Mitten Promotional Tour, in June and its first set of “tuneup” events.<ref name=ml>{{cite news|title=Participants gearing up for Back to the Bricks Michigan Mitten Promo Tour|url=http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2011/05/participants_gearing_up_for_ba.html|accessdate=June 6, 2014|work=Mlive.com|date=May 20, 2011}}</ref> In July 2011, the Back to the Bricks, Inc. started ] and place them in Flint's downtown and college campus areas starting with ].<ref name=ml1>{{cite news|last1=AlHajal|first1=Khalil|title=Back to the Bricks organizers envision Flint statues paying tribute to auto, labor figures|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/07/back_to_the_bricks_organizers_1.html|accessdate=June 6, 2014|work=Mlive.com|date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> ], a "drag racing icon", made appearances at all the major events of the 2011 cruise.<ref name=ocw/>


MSN Autos has declared Back to the Bricks a "Best auto events of 2014".<ref>. MSN Auto. Accessed on March 11, 2014.</ref> MSN Autos has declared Back to the Bricks a "Best auto events of 2014".<ref>. MSN Auto. Accessed on March 11, 2014.</ref>

On January 16, 2014, the Backs to the Bricks announced new franchised satellite cruises in ] and ] in conjunction with their ] after having been stops on the Promo Tours for the last two years and not on the 2014 tours.<ref name=a12>{{cite news |last1=Betti|first1=Justin|title=Back to the Bricks to hold events in Cadillac, Mount Pleasant|url=http://www.abc12.com/clip/9737543/back-to-the-bricks-to-hold-events-in-cadillac-mount-pleasant|accessdate=June 6, 2014 |work=ABC12.com |publisher =WJRT, Inc. |date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>

==Supplemental events==
===Promo Tours===
The Promo Tours, or promotional tours, are when classic auto are driven around through a series of overnight stop with mini car shows.<ref name=ml0>{{cite news|last1=Atkinson|first1=Scott|title=Back to the Bricks: Car show franchises to two Michigan cities, expands tour out of state|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/06/back_to_the_bricks_downtown_ca.html|accessdate=June 6, 2014|work=Mlive.com|date=June 06, 2014}}</ref>
*] Road Trip (2010)<ref name=a13/><ref>. Accessed on June 6, 2014.</ref><ref>.</ref>
*Michigan Mitten Promotional Tour (June 17-24, 2011)<ref name=ml/>
*Heart of Michigan (2012)<ref>{{cite news|title=Back to the Bricks heads into 'Heart of Michigan' for statewide cruising tour|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/flint/index.ssf/2012/06/join_us_for_the_back_to_the_br.html|accessdate=June 6, 2014|work=Mlive.com|date=June 14, 2012}}</ref>
*Lakeshore to Lakeshore<ref>{{cite news|last1=Atkinson|first1=Scott|title=Back to the Bricks announces 'Lakeshore to Lakeshore' promotional tour|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/flint/index.ssf/2013/02/back_to_the_bricks_announces_l.html|accessdate=June 6, 2014|work=Mlive.com|date=July 10, 2013}}</ref>
*Michiana<ref name=a12/><ref name=ml0/> (June 20-24, 2014)

===Tune Ups===
In 2011, the Back to the Brick organization started its more local "tune up" series of events that occur in Genesee County lead up to the main event.<ref name=ml/>

===Satellite cruises===
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==Automotive Pioneers Statue Fund==
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The Automotive Pioneers Statue Fund was established in July 2011 to create a dozen statues of historic auto and labor figures]] and place them in Flint's downtown and college campus areas starting with ].<ref name=ml1/> The fund's goal is $500,000 and 15 statues.<ref name=ml2>{{cite news|last1=AlHajal|first1=Khalil|title=Back to the Bricks organizers and Diplomat Pharmacy announce effort for Flint auto pioneer statues|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/07/back_to_the_bricks_organizers_2.html|accessdate=June 6, 2014|work=Mlive.com|date=July 21, 2011}}</ref>

At the announcement of the fund on July 21, 2011, two statues were already ordered, Louis Chevrolet and ].<ref name=ml2/>

Diplomat Pharmacy and organization organized the Million Dollar Motorway fundraising event to kick off fundraising for the Automotive Pioneer Fund during the 2011 Back to the Bricks on August 17th. The event was held at Diplomat headquarters with collector vehicles worth over $2 million at $30 a person. Amongst the cars were a 1933 Auburn Model 8, a rare Watson-Hurst Camaro and ] owned Packard.<ref name=ml2/>



==References== ==References==
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Back to the Bricks
Statusactive
Genreauto
BeginsAugust 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)
EndsAugust 16, 2014 (2014-08-16)
FrequencyAnnually
VenueMoving and
Saginaw Street Downtown
Location(s)Flint, Michigan
InauguratedAugust 2005 (2005-08)
FounderAl Hatch
Previous eventClinton Township Gratiot Cruise (Autopalooza)
Tune Ups (BtB)
Next eventPure Michigan 400 NASCAR Weekend (Autopalooza)
Promo Tours (BtB)
Patron(s)Buick
Filing status501(c)(3)
Websitewww.backtothebricks.org

Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches is an annual car cruise is one of the many events that are a part of Autopalooza August. It is one of the events that celebrates the old tradition of teenagers cruising from hangout spot to hangout spot. For Genesee County teens these included A&W, Varsity, Colonel’s and Walli’s, most of which resided on or close to Saginaw Street. Though most of the buildings have been long gone but the tradition of cruising continues especially for five days out of the year at the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches car cruise. The celebration which was first held as a one-day event on Saginaw Street in Flint, Michigan with only a few hundred cars and spectators has grown to expand past all of these boundaries. Since its first event in 2005 the Back to the Bricks has grown to over 25,000 car participants and over 250,000 spectators over a five-day span.

The five day event is structured with the first day having a Kick off party and "Brick Flick" automotive movie seen at a drive through theater, at least two days of Rolling Cruise, and Saturday car show down town.

History

In 2005 the first Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches celebration was held under Flint’s newly renovated brick street and reinstalled arches. The celebration was held on the same day as another local car cruise, the A&W monthly cruise in Flushing, Michigan and the Woodward Dream Cruise in Oakland County, Michigan. The goal of this scheduling was to hopefully have spectators from the local area to “cruise“ once again from the Flushing hotspot to the Flint event. Another goal was for spectators attending the Woodward Avenue Dream car cruise to stop by the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches car cruise on the way to and or from the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise.

During the first year the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches car cruise had about less than 1,000 spectators in attendance and less than that amount of cars. The events within the celebration consisted of only official the car cruise. The following year the celebration added another day and packed another event into its schedule. These new events this year were a cruise in from various areas in the county and the official cruise. With the spike in the number of events came the spike in the number or attendants. It is estimated that a total of 1000 cars and spectators attended the second year of the event.

By the year 2007 the Back to the Bricks had celebrated its third year. With the new addition of another day and one more day the celebration brought in a larger crowd. This Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches celebration brought in about 1000 cars and 1500 more spectators that the previous year. The events for this go around consisted of the newly added rolling cruise, the cruise in, and the official cruise. With the rolling cruise came support from local businesses. Many of these served as stops for the rolling cruise and also offered deals for cruisers. Yet again the cruise expanded in the following year. After the cruise became a four-day celebration. The event added this year was an additional rolling cruise. An estimated 125,000 spectators and 3,000 cars were figured to be in attendance.

For the first time in its three-year history the cruise received national television coverage by the speed channel. On February 24, 2008 and February 26, 2008 the channel released a collection of stories and footage from the 2007 Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches Celebration. This served as the introduction of My Classic Car’s new season. Since this other media coverage of the event has been made including a recent article in Old Cars Weekly about the car clubs featured in the cruise.

The most recent celebration was held in 2009. This was the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches scar cruise’s 5th anniversary. As a milestone in the events history it was also added to Autopalooza August. This included joining with the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise to which it was originally made to compliment. The join is hoped to give more publicity to the celebration. In addition to this the celebration again expanded with a day and the events of a drive-in screening of the movie Cars and the Buckham Alley Bash. This is significantly different from previous years in the way that these events were hosted mostly by area restaurants and the local drive-in. With an attendance of more than 125,000 spectators and a car count of 3,000 the Back to the Bricks and Under the Arches more than quintupled its attendance and expectations which it first had.

In June 2010, a promotional tour was send out to the Lincoln Highway.

In 2011, the organization held its second promotional tour, Michigan Mitten Promotional Tour, in June and its first set of “tuneup” events. In July 2011, the Back to the Bricks, Inc. started plans to create a dozen statues of historic auto and labor figures and place them in Flint's downtown and college campus areas starting with Louis Chevrolet. Don Garlits, a "drag racing icon", made appearances at all the major events of the 2011 cruise.

MSN Autos has declared Back to the Bricks a "Best auto events of 2014".

On January 16, 2014, the Backs to the Bricks announced new franchised satellite cruises in Cadillac and Mount Pleasant in conjunction with their Visitors Bureaus after having been stops on the Promo Tours for the last two years and not on the 2014 tours.

Supplemental events

Promo Tours

The Promo Tours, or promotional tours, are when classic auto are driven around through a series of overnight stop with mini car shows.

  • Lincoln Highway Road Trip (2010)
  • Michigan Mitten Promotional Tour (June 17-24, 2011)
  • Heart of Michigan (2012)
  • Lakeshore to Lakeshore
  • Michiana (June 20-24, 2014)

Tune Ups

In 2011, the Back to the Brick organization started its more local "tune up" series of events that occur in Genesee County lead up to the main event.

Satellite cruises

Automotive Pioneers Statue Fund

Statue Year placed Location
Louis Chevrolet Downtown Saginaw St.
David Buick Downtown Saginaw St.
Charles Nash
Walter P. Chrysler
Albert Champion
C.S. Mott
Walter P. Reuther
Victor G. Reuther

The Automotive Pioneers Statue Fund was established in July 2011 to create a dozen statues of historic auto and labor figures]] and place them in Flint's downtown and college campus areas starting with Louis Chevrolet. The fund's goal is $500,000 and 15 statues.

At the announcement of the fund on July 21, 2011, two statues were already ordered, Louis Chevrolet and David Buick.

Diplomat Pharmacy and organization organized the Million Dollar Motorway fundraising event to kick off fundraising for the Automotive Pioneer Fund during the 2011 Back to the Bricks on August 17th. The event was held at Diplomat headquarters with collector vehicles worth over $2 million at $30 a person. Amongst the cars were a 1933 Auburn Model 8, a rare Watson-Hurst Camaro and Eva Peron owned Packard.


References

  1. ^ "Participants gearing up for Back to the Bricks Michigan Mitten Promo Tour". Mlive.com. May 20, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Betti, Justin (January 16, 2014). "Back to the Bricks to hold events in Cadillac, Mount Pleasant". ABC12.com. WJRT, Inc. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. Harris, David. "Back to the Bricks linking with Woodward", The Flint Journal, Flint, 23 April 2009.
  4. "Meet your neighbor: Al Hatch, chairman of Back to the Bricks, Flint's nationally recognized classic car show and cruise". Flint Journal. January 1, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  5. Abercrombie, Shena. "Flint’s bricks loaded with car, people", The Flint Journal, Flint, 17 August 2008.
  6. DeFever, Dana. "Crowds for Back to the Bricks surge to 250,000", The Flint Journal, Flint, 19 August 2008.
  7. ^ raustin (August 9, 2011). "'Big Daddy' Garlits headlines Back to the Bricks". Old Cars Weekly. F+W Publications. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  8. Miller, James M. "Downtown cruise worth a cartwheel", The Flint Journal, Flint, 28 August 2005.
  9. Swiatecki, Chad. (August 21, 2005). "Car cruise offers room to maneuver". The Flint Journal, Flint.
  10. Miller, James M. "’Woodward Day’ cruise expanding", The Flint Journal, Flint, 3 August 2006.
  11. Miller, James M. "Cars keep making way to Flint", The Flint Journal, Flint, 27 August 2006.
  12. Miller, James M. "Back to the Bricks revving up ideas for more downtown events", The Flint Journal, Flint, 22 August 2007.
  13. Miller, James M. "Back to the Bricks real deal for cruisers, viewers", The Flint Journal, Flint, 7 August 2007.
  14. Miller, James M. "Bricks car cruise keeps on growing", The Flint Journal, Flint, 12 August 2007.
  15. Miller, James M. "Bricks cruise will grow yet again", The Flint Journal, Flint, 27 September 2007.
  16. Abercrombie, Shena. "Flint’s bricks loaded with car, people", The Flint Journal, Flint, 17 August 2008.
  17. DeFever, Dana. "Crowds for Back to the Bricks surge to 125,000", The Flint Journal, Flint, 19 August 2008.
  18. Burden, Melissa. "Back to the Bricks to shine in Speed Channel’s spotlight", The Flint Journal, Flint, 21 February 2008.
  19. "Meet your neighbor: Al Hatch", The Flint Journal, Flint, 1 January 2010.
  20. Harris, David. "Back to the Bricks linking with Woodward", The Flint Journal, Flint, 23 April 2009.
  21. ^ Gatlin, Karen (June 20, 2010). "Day one in the Back to the Bricks Lincoln Highway trip". ABC13.com. ABC, Inc. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  22. ^ AlHajal, Khalil (July 21, 2011). "Back to the Bricks organizers envision Flint statues paying tribute to auto, labor figures". Mlive.com. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  23. Best auto events of 2014. MSN Auto. Accessed on March 11, 2014.
  24. ^ Atkinson, Scott (June 06, 2014). "Back to the Bricks: Car show franchises to two Michigan cities, expands tour out of state". Mlive.com. Retrieved June 6, 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. Back to the Bricks boosters take off for Lincoln Highway to promote Flint car festival. Accessed on June 6, 2014.
  26. Saturday kicks off the Lincoln Highway Road Trip.
  27. "Back to the Bricks heads into 'Heart of Michigan' for statewide cruising tour". Mlive.com. June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  28. Atkinson, Scott (July 10, 2013). "Back to the Bricks announces 'Lakeshore to Lakeshore' promotional tour". Mlive.com. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  29. ^ AlHajal, Khalil (July 21, 2011). "Back to the Bricks organizers and Diplomat Pharmacy announce effort for Flint auto pioneer statues". Mlive.com. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

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