Southern California car culture
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Southern California car culture is the distinctive, car-centric lifestyle and aesthetic that emerged in Southern California, characterized by drive-ins, cruising, custom cars, and a deep integration of automobiles into everyday social life and urban design.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automotive culture
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regional culture ⓘ subculture ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| grewRapidlyInDecade |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedCommunity |
Chicano lowrider community
NERFINISHED
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hot rod builders ⓘ import tuner enthusiasts ⓘ off-road racers ⓘ surf community ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedEventType |
cars and coffee meet
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cruise night ⓘ drag strip event ⓘ hot rod show ⓘ import car meet ⓘ lowrider show ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedMedia |
American Graffiti
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Car Craft magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ Grease NERFINISHED ⓘ Hot Rod Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Leno's Garage NERFINISHED ⓘ Lowrider Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ Motor Trend magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ Overhaulin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Pimp My Ride NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fast and the Furious franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedStyle |
California look VW
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hot rod style ⓘ import tuner scene ⓘ kustom kulture NERFINISHED ⓘ lowrider style ⓘ off-road desert racing culture ⓘ |
| hasCoreRegion | Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImpactOn |
automotive aftermarket industry
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customization shops ⓘ drive-in restaurants ⓘ drive-through businesses ⓘ gas stations ⓘ |
| hasIconicCruisingStrip |
Pacific Coast Highway
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Sunset Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Nuys Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ Whittier Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
American car culture
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automotive design aesthetics ⓘ global custom car trends ⓘ suburban land use patterns ⓘ |
| hasKeyLocation |
Inland Empire
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Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Orange County NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ San Fernando Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
beach cruising
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car clubs ⓘ car shows ⓘ car-based socializing ⓘ car-centric lifestyle ⓘ cruising ⓘ custom cars ⓘ drag racing ⓘ drive-ins ⓘ drive-through businesses ⓘ freeway driving ⓘ hot rods ⓘ lowriders ⓘ |
| isInfluencedBy |
film industry
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freeway system ⓘ mild climate ⓘ postwar prosperity ⓘ suburban sprawl ⓘ surf culture ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo |
car ownership as status symbol
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drive-through architecture ⓘ freeway-oriented urban design ⓘ large parking lots ⓘ strip malls ⓘ |
| values |
automotive performance
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individual expression through vehicles ⓘ leisure driving ⓘ personal mobility ⓘ visual customization ⓘ |
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