Classic Car Shows In Dogtown Will Honor Latino Culture

SANTA MONICA, CA — Lowrider fans can check out two classic car shows honoring Latino culture and the community happening Saturday in Santa Monica and Venice.

Santa Monica Cruisers will host an End of Summer car show Saturday at the Santa Monica Pier parking lot. Roll-in is from 7 to 9 a.m. and entry is $30 per car. Showtime is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In Venice, community organizers and Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin will host a free, family car show Saturday at Oakwood Park, 767 California Ave. People with classic cars can arrive for entry from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The event should begin by 10:30 a.m. and end by 5 p.m.

All proceeds benefit the upcoming monument that honors "traqueros," Mexican American railroad workers who helped build North America's first transcontinental railroad.

The movement to create the monument was spearheaded by the Venice Mexican American Traqueros Monument Committee, which seeks to install a bronze statue, designed by Mexican sculptor Jorge Marin, in Windward Circle. It was voted in May by the Los Angeles City Council to become an official monument in the historic neighborhood and throughout the country.

"It will highlight the contributions and the sacrifices of the traqueros and their families, and it will do so by representing a traquero on the railroad, holding his daughter's hand, with his son on his shoulders, and his wife by his side," said Bonin, who represents Venice and introduced the motion.

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