Clubs have long offered camaraderie and support for motorcyclists. The Alpha Motorcycle Club of Brooklyn formed in March 1902 as the first such club in the U.S. Soon after, the Pacific Coast Motor Bicycle Club organized in San Francisco as the first club on the West Coast. This tweet was posted on June 24, 2021.
Daughter & mother, Effie and Avis Hotchkiss were the first women to ride across the United States on a #motorcycle. In 1915, with Avis in the sidecar of a Harley-Davidson 11-F, they departed Brooklyn for San Francisco on a 2 month, 9,000-mile journey. #EarlyAmericanMotorcyclesThis tweet was posted on August 13, 2021.
Happy 93rd birthday to Stan Herman! Herman was born #onthisday in 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City. The fashion designer counts several airlines including TWA (Trans World Airlines) among a long list of large companies for which he has created uniforms. #StanHermanThis tweet was posted on September 17, 2021.
John T. McCoy, aeronautical artist and historian, was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1909. McCoy began his painting career in the early 1930s, painting portraits of private airplanes to finance his flying lessons. #AvGeek#Watercolors#JohnTMcCoyThis tweet was posted on December 14, 2022.
NOW PLAYING: "Ophion" by Samantha Casolari. This video showcases a group of dancers from the DREAM Ring (Dancing Rules Everything Around Me) who demonstrate flexing on the streets of Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. #VideoArtsSFOM https://t.co/B0zCEoqe8B https://t.co/kjHQS605GlThis tweet was posted on April 16, 2018.