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Curated by Solange Russell, researched largely by Park, and composed mainly of archival photos and memorabilia from the collection of past museum president Susan Villa, it explores and exalts the making of the movie as well as Petaluma’s robust car culture.Īnyone doubting the city’s deep attachment to antique autos will have changed their mind last Saturday, when much of the downtown vibrated along with the engines of the 550 vintage vehicles registered for this year’s “Salute to American Graffiti,” the annual car show put on by the nonprofit Cruisin’ The Boulevard. Last week, the city’s Historical Library and Museum opened its latest exhibit, “Celebrating 50 Years of American Graffiti,” which will run through Sept. Kennedy - “the seven seconds that broke the back of the American century,” as novelist Don DeLillo once wrote - “American Graffiti” fulfilled a deep, national longing for less complicated times.Īs a town, Petaluma has always been a sucker for nostalgia.
Released a decade after the assassination of President John F. This revival, according to Park, prompted communities to pass anti-cruising ordinances, “and then, over a period of a year or two, that all died away.” Downtowns were once again occluded with old cars driven by rowdy young people. In Petaluma and across the Republic, the film sparked a short-lived revival in “cruising,” which had long since faded. “American Graffiti” was nominated for five Oscars, and helped launch the careers of then-young actors Harrison Ford, Ron Howard and Cindy Williams, among others.
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