{"id":250578,"date":"2016-08-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/back-to-the-future-2\/"},"modified":"2016-08-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T07:00:00","slug":"back-to-the-future-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/back-to-the-future-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Regreso al futuro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Balboa Park trae de vuelta un 'movimiento' hist\u00f3rico<\/strong><\/p>\n

por Alex Owens<\/p>\n

Todo lo viejo termina siendo nuevo otra vez.<\/p>\n

Es un viejo dicho, pero con un nuevo significado en Balboa Park, donde un medio de transporte utilizado en los primeros a\u00f1os del parque est\u00e1 regresando.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s called the \u201celectricquette,\u201d and it\u2019s basically a battery-powered cart that looks a little like a wicker sled. They were a popular form of transportation during the 1915 \u2013 17 Panama-California Exposition that put Balboa Park and San Diego on the map.<\/p>\n

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An electricquette parade makes its way across the Cabrillo Bridge in 1915. (Courtesy David Marshall Collection); (inset) one of the electricquettes you can drive today (Photo by Kim Keeline)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As times changed, however, the electricquettes faded away, making room for faster, more \u201chigh-tech\u201d methods, like cars, trolleys, skateboards, bikes and roller blades to become the more popular transportation choices within the park. Skateboards and roller blades were eventually banned from the park.<\/p>\n

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A postcard from 1915 (Courtesy John Earl Collection, Panama-California Exposition
Digital Archive)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But the electricquettes were not forgotten, thanks to numerous photos in the San Diego History Museum. Which is why a few history-appreciating San Diegans decided back in 2012 to bring them back.<\/p>\n

Mike Kelly, presidente del Comit\u00e9 de los Cien, fue una de esas personas. Durante la planificaci\u00f3n inicial para la celebraci\u00f3n del centenario del parque, Kelly dijo que \u00e9l y Welton Jones, otro miembro de la junta de C100, se reunieron con el desarrollador Sandor \u201cSandy\u201d Shapery sobre un proyecto especial para Balboa Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cEse no funcion\u00f3, pero planteamos la posibilidad de resucitar las electriquetas, que fueron un punto culminante \u00fanico de la Exposici\u00f3n Panam\u00e1-California de 1915\u201d, dijo Kelly. \u201cLos asistentes a la feria se tomaron fotos con electriquetes, alimentando a las palomas sobre sus hombros y sentadas sobre sus cabezas\u201d.<\/p>\n

Kelly dijo que a Shapery "le encant\u00f3 la idea" y se puso a trabajar para hacerla realidad.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Shapery] trajo a David Marshall de Heritage Architecture para investigar los originales y construir un prototipo\u201d, dijo Kim Keeline, gerente general de Electriquette Motor Cart Company.<\/p>\n

Ese prototipo condujo a tres, cada uno de los cuales se exhibi\u00f3 en un lugar diferente, como el Museo de Historia, el Museo Automotriz y Lindbergh Field. Ahora la flota tiene hasta 24 y m\u00e1s de 2000 personas han alquilado los carros antiguos desde su debut esta primavera, desde un quiosco cerca del Centro Espacial Reuben H. Fleet.<\/p>\n

Now the Electricquette Motor Cart Company is hosting a grand opening Aug. 14, with special extended hours (11 a.m. \u2013 7 p.m.), people dressed in outfits similar to those worn back in the \u201cteens,\u201d as well as prizes and other giveaways.<\/p>\n

The electricquette can hold two adults and two children or up to 500 pounds. The price of riding a piece of history? Just $15 for 30 minutes, $25 for the first hour and $10 per hour after that.<\/p>\n

Before you plan a race with your friends, you should take note: The electricquettes only go 3.5 miles per hour and are only allowed on the sidewalk from the fountain near the R.H. Fleet Space Center down to the Plaza de Panama and over near the entrance to the Botanical Garden.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The new electricquettes can hold up to 500 pounds and are allowed on the sidewalks alongside The Prado and near the entrance to the Botanical Garden. (Photo by Kim Keeline)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Adem\u00e1s, no son 100 por ciento r\u00e9plicas de los carros que se usaron el siglo pasado.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tried to keep it as authentic as possible, but these electricquettes have storage nets and cup holders,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd the battery technology is better. These can go all day on a single charge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The electricquettes also have an advantage that no one could have known when the plan to bring them back was initiated.<\/p>\n

\u201cSon realmente buenos para Pok\u00e9mon Go\u201d, dijo Keeline, riendo. \u201cA 3,5 mph, son lo suficientemente r\u00e1pidos como para perseguir a los personajes\u201d.<\/p>\n

For more information on the electricquettes and the Aug. 14 grand opening launch of the fleet, check out mimbrecarros.com<\/a>, llame al 619-832-CART (2278) o env\u00ede un correo electr\u00f3nico info@wickercarts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Alex Owens es un escritor independiente con sede en San Diego. Se le puede contactar en alexowenssd@gmail.com.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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