There were old movie houses near the tracks on Douglas. McCorkell, the 31-year-old former Wichita performer who is starring on the popular VH-1 reality competition, is headed back to Wichita for performances this weekend at the Crown Uptown Theatre the venue at 3207 E. Douglas where he once regularly appeared in productions. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. They are whimsical, sweet and very friendly for children as well as adults, and well worth experiencing. Several things factored into the decision including the challenge of finding businesses willing to stay open after-hours and the logistics of transporting increasing crowds of people to the various venues. This number is based on the percentage of all Tripadvisor reviews for this product that have a bubble rating of 4 or higher. Nowadays I'm not sure that I would want to drag Douglas. Take some time to savor this area. Home to a variety of locally owned and operated breweries and special events like Midwest Beerfest and the Air Capital Bacon and Beer Festival, Wichita is a perfect place for craft beer enthusiasts. A lot of professors at WSU really helped shape me into the performer that I am today, he said. The only downside was the children who did not stop screaming for almost 2 hours. Historic Delano was founded in 2007 to put on a St. Patrick's Day Parade. The festivities include Beer & Cake Pairing, Beer tappings (including a special Birthday Firkin), Live music, food trucks Wichitas Roller City is nationally and even internationally recognized for producing top-notch speed skaters. Most of these posts spark conversation between group members, and they reminisce on the good times together. The decision was made that this will be the final year for the event in it's current format. And there is just such a welcoming feeling! The Cinerama theator was at Douglass and Hillside. My dad took me to drag Douglas on Friday night to teach how to drive a stick - nearly died of embarrassment, Maggie Bourbonnais-Dresher recalls. I love the area and how well maintained it is. In 2013, he relocated to New York City with dreams of pursuing a career on Broadway. Air Capital Bacon and Beer Fest. Copyright 2000 - 2023 WorldNow and KAKE, Dragging Douglas: Popular Wichita tradition coming back. Just on the west side of the river you have the . Today there's no dragging. The businesses also continued their Holidays in Delano event and took over responsibility for raising money to light the clock tower. I think the first Pizza Hut was behind some store on Douglas. Interesting architecture, bronze sculptures, colorful murals. 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The Wichita Eagle As of Friday afternoon, nearly 300 people had marked on the invitation that they're going, and. Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information. Shipping companies will pay nearly $97 million to settle a lawsuit with a pipeline operator over a 2021 oil spill off the coast of Southern California . Your Admiral for Riverfest 2017 is Wendy Johnson, a longtime festival volunteer who grew up in Wichita and has a deep love for our community. "How difficult could it be? We walked around the area and watched the fountain shows at 8 and 9 p.m. Some call it memory lane, but we call it Douglas. My suggestion : get familiar with this street and spin-off from there. If you love having a great time and giving back to the community, youre in luck. PART OF AUDACY MUSIC. Down the center, everything you would want in Wichita. Many former draggers have attempted to bring the event back, though Elam is not certain that the event would take off the way that it did so many years ago. We all went sometimes as the tickets were 25 cents. Hansen was hoping to raise $100,000 through the fundraiser. The 110-foot-long fountains bring downtown more than just an attractive water feature. Whether you want to hear the Call of Cthulhu, or your CCG play style is aggro or control, heres where you can go t Local beer is a large part of Wichitas culture. (It was one of the first organized lunch-counter sit-ins for the purpose of integrating segregated establishments in the United States.) 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Traffic was bumper-to-bumper, and sometimes it could take up to two hours to complete a circuit, but that didnt matter. There were other fundraising eventsthroughout the day, all happening at Union Station near Old Town. In late 2014 we were approached by Visit Wichita to create an event for the 150th Anniversary of the Chisholm Trail in 2017. Wichitas Roller City is nationally and even internationally recognized for producing top-notch speed skaters. Photo via facebook.com. Note the sculptures in the downtown area. If you are there in the morning and hungry stop at The Donut Whole (there is a big rooster on top of the building). The 110-foot-long fountains bring downtown more than just an attractive water feature. It's great to see this resurrected. We also commissioned a book on the Chisholm Trail and the origins of Wichita as well as a map of all of the Chisholm Trail markers in Kansas. Dragging Douglas used to be a weekend ritual here in Wichita KS in the '50s and '60s. It is a main avenue east and west thru some of the grandest neighborhoods and historic areas of central Wichita. If you were a young adult, teenager, or perhaps a sneaky preteen with a cool older sibling, between the 1950s and early 1990s, you likely have fond memories of Dragging Douglas. Most businesses and neighborhoods along Douglas are revitalized and booming. Before he was chosen for RuPauls Drag Race, he also made appearance as Ros as part of a trio called Stephanies Child on Season 13 of The Voice in 2017 and on the 14th season of Americas Got Talent in 2019. Impressing a skeptical crowd upon opening, the event looks forward to an even more successful run in 2017. We walked east from the Drury Inn Hotel to Bricktown during the day. Some of Douglass alumni have suggested a monthly event during the summer to commemorate the time that they; their friends; and in many cases, their parents spent dragging Douglas, but city officials were not on board with this idea, according to Elam. Anyone on or off Facebook. Part of Audacy. She tried to flee the vehicle, but was still attached to her seat belt, leaving her to be dragged behind. when I save this on TA, why is it putting it in Kansas City on the map? Over the summer, an old Wichita tradition returned - Dragging Douglas! The Delano Community Garden received some bad news - 2016 would be the final season for the garden. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . W Wichita native Vernon L. Smith was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2002. If anyone has any information on this case, they can call WPD detectives at 316-268-4407, the See Something Say Something hotline at 316-519-2282, or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111. Go just a bit further east your hit the Douglas area of Oldtown. If you're never seen the WaltzingWaters at the Fountains at the Waterwalk, you're missing out. Today there's no dragging. I seriously don't know if Dragging Douglas like we used to do would ever be feasible again. Those who cant attend can watch the show via livestream. The next store was across from me on North Hillside. Advertisement Where is it happening? Police say the female was in the backseat of a family car when it was taken by a suspect. A group of car enthusiasts is planning to drag Douglas on Saturday night. more. Elam also runs a blog where she reminisces about her time spent on Douglas, which can be found here. Nancy has these visions No, not that sort of visions! She was pronounced dead on the scene. Eevie Mulloy has a form of Leukemia and her dad, Ryan says she is beating the odds. Happy Star Wars Day, and May the fourth be with you! It has a neighborhood feel and regularly hosts bike events, art crawls and music. Today's kids I don't think would understand or appreciate the simple joy that we got out of dragging. WPD sends its thoughts and prayers to family, friends, and others affected by this tragic incident.. In January we attended a meeting sponsored by Wichita Parks and Recreation about a new city-wide event called Open Streets. The event took off around 2:00 p.m. and ended around 4:00 p.m. During that time, a stretch of Douglas from approximately Washington Street to Broadway Avenue was shut down for safety. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Douglas Avenue, estimated early 1960's. Photo via I Used To Drag Douglas Facebook group. Of course these days most of us would rather sit on the sidewalks (or at the clock tower) and watch. I know other cities and states have done similar things and it draws not only those looking for the nostalgia but also those car enthusiasts who like events like that to show off their cars.. Grab your friends and gas up your favorite ride to come out and join the Heights Class of 1982 as we relive our glory days cruising d . Over the summer, an old Wichita tradition returned - Dragging Douglas! When it started getting dangerous on Douglas back in the late 80's is also when they started planning Old Town. In a perfect world, what I would love to see is a yearly event commemorating all the years we spent dragging Douglas. Some of our events have done really well, while others have only lasted a year or two. Photo via I Used To Drag Douglas Facebook group. This is one of the saddest cases I have been associated with in my over 28 years of law enforcement, Chief Gordon Ramsay said. The roundabout at the Delano Clock Tower became the west end of the route, with the east end being at Hydraulic. Dragging Douglas Comes Back to Wichita April 25, 2017 | Local If you were a young adult, teenager, or perhaps a sneaky preteen with a cool older sibling, between the 1950s and early 1990s, you likely have fond memories of Dragging Douglas. Just on the west side of the river you have the Delano district which is a great area of town. We would puff away with all the windows rolled down and look for cute guys. Still, it is another fun event that takes place at least partially in Delano. What restaurants are near Douglas Avenue? While some parents, like Longs, did not approve of dragging Douglas, others had no problem with letting their child take the car for a drag. If it were brought back today, I am not sure that it could ever be what it was. We planned our visit so we would be there on Saturday, avoiding downtown traffic on work days. Dragging Douglas was a decades-long Wichita tradition in which young people Air Capital Bacon and Beer Festival returns to Wichita for the second year after debuting in 2016. I was inspired to create the site because I am just a nostalgic person. Also, there are several lovely and unique small art museums and artist quarters worth seeing along Douglas. Douglas Ave stretches across Wichita running east to west. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. Palmer continued to drive for several miles. Dragging Douglas and other Wichita memories Discussion in ' The Hokey Ass Message Board ' started by seesko , May 14, 2009 . This was the first year for a new Delano Safe Treat Halloween event coordinated by the Delano Neighborhood Association and Delano businesses. Oh, there might be a few diehard gearhead kids that would like showing off their cars, but to enjoy sitting in a car for 2 hours, bumper to bumper just talking and listening to music, I don't think kids today would go for it, Elam said. The season was filmed over the summer in Los Angeles, he said, and it was special for many reasons, including the fact that he was able to perform again after having very few opportunities since the start of the pandemic. Elams Facebook group garnered a following of over 7,000 people, but was lost as a result of a Facebook update. Travel through historic College Hill with large trees and large houses. Appearing on RuPauls Drag Race is like The Olympics for drag performers, McCorkell said, and he managed to make the cast on only his second try. Until the creation of the group in 2010, many memories lived on for decades only in the form of the occasional stories of former draggers. Now everyone goes to enjoy and hang out at many of the businesses, restaurants and entertainment areas on that avene. The female was pronounced dead at the scene. There were other fundraising events throughout the day, all happening at Union Station near Old Town. They persuaded McCorkell, who moved to New York City after graduating from WSU in 2012, to return for a weekend of appearances. On any given weekend between the 1950s and the early 1990s, this street was filled with young people who would come from all over the Wichita area to hang out. They were literally getting in each other's faces and screaming at the top of their lungs. Often, passengers would go from one car to another, meeting new people and making new friends. The concept is to close 4-6 miles of a major street through town for a giant block party and has been going on in other major cities for several years. As she exited, she got caught in the seatbelt on the outside of the vehicle. Recreated in 2012, it has brought together over 3,800 members who frequently post photos, memories, and more in the group. The fountain show was pretty cool, a great way to pass some time and not have to spend anything to do it! Wichita, KS - Open Streets ICT is a free community-building event along Douglas Avenue in Wichita, KS for a full day of physical activity, food trucks, music and fun! For 2017 it will become a static event and be incorporated into the Delano Fall Fair. From the Delano district (around Seneca at the west end) up through Oliver (at the end) there's lots to see and do. We didn't think anything about parking our car and riding with them. While in school, he received good reviews for his singing and acting in not only productions put on at WSU but also in those he joined in professional community theaters, including The Crown and Music Theatre Wichita. We will miss the gardening community and the great Garden Parties. 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