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Kilmer, Joyce +
Gender Male Ethnicity/Race Caucasian Nationality American Life span 1886-1918 Texts from Kilmer, Joyce Main Street  +
Kisses by the Roadside +
Bibliographic Information Author Reynolds, Elsbery Washington Genre Poetry Journal or Book AutoLine o'Type Publisher The Book Supply Company Year of Publication 1924 Pages 18 Additional information - 'Twas out on Garey north of town, They had their auto curtains down, Spooning there without a light, At ten o'clock the other night. urban car night We saw them by our headlight's glare, Through their windshield sitting there, Oblivious to the world around, They kissed and made but little sound. car part visibility pleasure 'Twas loves young dream possessed the two, The thing that once got hold of you, We smiled, we did not have the heart To cause the two to pull apart. In the shadows of the trees above, Their kisses told us of their love, No bliss to either one was missing, They put it all into their kissing. The fragrancy of flowers of spring, While she to him did tightly cling, Came to us from the little Miss, Each time her lips he gave a kiss. Their kisses did not sound so loud, As thunder from the stormy cloud, But the echoes will much longer last, From those he planted hard and fast. "I rest content, I kiss your eyes," He said, "How fast the evening flies! I kiss your hair in my delight, I'd like to kiss you all the night." You wonder how it was our fate, To hear so much that night so late. You can easy do such little tricks, With the Silent Studebaker Six. sound night technology car model —The Car wih Character.  +
Knutsford Park Races +
Bibliographic Information Author McKay, Claude Genre Poetry Journal or Book Constab Ballads Publisher Watts & Co. Year of Publication 1912 Pages 59-61 Additional information - Batch o' p'licemen, lookin' fine, Tramp away to de car line; No more pólicemen can be Smart as those from Half Way Tree: Happy, all have happy faces, For 'tis Knutsford Park big races. car No room in de tram fe stan': "Oh! de races will be gran',— Wonder ef good luck we'll hab, Get fe win a couple bob!" Joyous, only joyous faces, Goin' to de Knutsford races. Motor buggy passin' by, Sendin' dus' up to de sky; P'licemen, posted diffran' place, Buy dem ticket on de race: Look now for de anxious faces At de Knutsford Park big races! car exhaust pollution Big-tree boys a t'row dem dice: "P'lice te-day no ha' no v'ice,— All like we, so dem caan' mell,— Mek we gamble laka hell”: Rowdy, rowdy-looking faces At de Knutsford Park big races. Ladies white an' brown an' black, Fine as fine in gala frock, Wid dem race-card in dem han' Pass 'long to de dollar stan': Happy-lookin' lady faces At de Knutsford Park big races. Ge'men wid dem smart spy-glass, Well equip' fe spot dem harse, Dress' in Yankee-fashion clo'es, Watch de flag as do'n it goes: Oh! de eager, eager faces At de Knutsford Park big races! Faces of all types an' kinds, Faces showin' diffran' minds, Faces from de udder seas— Right from de antipodes: Oh! de many various faces Seen at Knutsford Park big races! Jockeys lookin' quite dem bes', In deir racin' clo'es all dress' (Judge de feelin's how dem proud) Show de harses to de crowd: Now you'll see de knowin' faces At de Knutsford Park big races. Soldier ban', formed in a ring, Strike up "God save our king"; Gub'nor come now by God's grace To de Knutsford Park big race: High faces among low faces At de Knutsford Park big races. Ladies, 'teppin' up quite cool, Buy dem tickets at de pool; Dough 'tis said he's got a jerk, Dere's no harse like Billie Burke: Look roun' at de cock-sure faces At de Knutsford Park big races. animal Hey! de flag is gone do'n, oh! Off at grips de harses go! Dainty's leadin' at a boun', Stirrup-cup is gainin' ground': Strainin', eager strainin' faces At de Knutsford Park big races. Last day o' de race—all's done, An' de course is left alone; Everybody's goin' home, Some more light dan when dey'd come: Oh! de sad, de bitter faces After Knutsford Park big races!  
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Lavell, Edith +
Gender Female Ethnicity/Race - Nationality American Life span 1892-? Texts from Lavell, Edith The Girl Scouts' Motor Trip  +
Lewis, Sinclair +
Gender Male Ethnicity/Race Caucasian Nationality American Life span 1885-1951 Texts from Lewis, Sinclair Free Air  +
Lindsay, Nicholas Vachel +
Gender Male Ethnicity/Race Caucasian Nationality American Life span 1879-1931 Texts from Lindsay, Nicholas Vachel On The Road to Nowhere  +
Lockerbie Street +
Bibliographic Information Author Carman, Bliss Genre Poetry Journal or Book April Airs: A Book of New England Lyrics Publisher Snall , Maynard and Company Year of Publication 1920 Pages 29-30 Additional information The poem was originally published in 1914. road For the birthday of James Whitcomb Riley, October 7, 1914. Lockerbie Street is a little street, Just one block long; But the days go there with a magical air, The whole year long. The sun in his journey across the sky Slows his car as he passes by; The sighing wind and the grieving rain Change their tune and cease to complain; And the birds have a wonderful call that seems Like a street-cry out of the land of dreams; For there the real and the make-believe meet. Time does not hurry in Lockerbie Street. magic sky slowness wind rain sound animal metaphor driving sunshine Lockerbie Street is a little street, Only one block long; But the moonlight there is strange and fair All the year long, As ever it was in old romance, When fairies would sing and fauns would dance, Proving this earth is subject still To a blithesome wonder-working Will, Spreading beauty over the land, That every beholder may understand How glory shines round the Mercy-seat. That is the gospel of Lockerbie Street. moonlight nostalgia driving affect Lockerbie Street is a little street, Only one block long, A little apart, yet near the heart Of the city's throng. If you are a stranger looking to find Respite and cheer for soul and mind, And have lost your way, and would inquire For a street that will lead to Heart's Desire,— To a place where the spirit is never old, And gladness and love are worth more than gold, — Ask the first boy or girl you meet! Everyone knows where is Lockerbie Street. urban affect navigation pleasure Lockerbie Street is a little street, Only one block long; But never a street in all the world, In story or song, Is better beloved by old and young; For there a poet has lived and sung, Wise as an angel, glad as a bird, Fearless and fond in every word, Many a year. And if you would know The secret of joy and the cure of woe,— How to be gentle and brave and sweet,— Ask your way to Lockerbie Street. road  
Lowell, Amy +
Gender Female Ethnicity/Race Caucasian Nationality American Life span 1874-1925 Texts from Lowell, Amy A South California Forest  +
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MacKaye, Percy +
Gender Male Ethnicity/Race Caucasian Nationality American Life span 1875-1956 Texts from MacKaye, Percy From an Automobile  +
MacNeice, Louis +
Gender Male Ethnicity/Race Caucasian Nationality Irish Life span 1907-1963 Texts from MacNeice, Louis  +
Main Page +
Welcome to the Off the Road Database! This database collects American road literature from the early decades of automobility. It is part of the ERC-funded research project "Off the Road: The Environmental Aesthetics of Early Automobility." Our focus is on poems, fiction, and non-fiction narratives from the 1890s through the 1920s, but we are open to all texts that are within the public domain under European copyright law. You can browse the database by texts and by authors . The text search works like a library catalog: you can search for titles, authors, etc. With the advanced search you can search the full texts and the annotation keywords we added to identify various aspects of automobility (technologies, environments, the experience of driving, etc.) and aesthetic strategies of representing these aspects. The advanced search will direct you to specific stanzas in poems or paragraphs in prose texts. Contact us if you would like to add texts or annotations!  +
Main Street +
Bibliographic Information Author Kilmer, Joyce Genre Poetry Journal or Book Main Street and Other Poems Publisher George H. Doran Company Year of Publication 1917 Pages 13-15 Additional information - I like to look at the blossomy track of the moon upon the sea, But it isn't half so fine a sight as Main Street used to be When it all was covered over with a couple of feet of snow, And over the crisp and radiant road the ringing sleighs would go. road snow Now, Main Street bordered with autumn leaves, it was a pleasant thing, And its gutters were gay with dandelions early in the Spring; I like to think of it white with frost or dusty in the heat, Because I think it is humaner than any other street. fall plant road spring anthropomorphism A city street that is busy and wide is ground by a thousand wheels, And a burden of traffic on its breast is all it ever feels: It is dully conscious of weight and speed and of work that never ends, But it cannot be human like Main Street, and recognise its friends. urban traffic anthropomorphism haptic road There were only about a hundred teams on Main Street in a day, And twenty or thirty people, I guess, and some children out to play. And there wasn't a wagon or buggy, or a man or a girl or a boy That Main Street didn't remember, and somehow seem to enjoy. anthropomorphism road The truck and the motor and trolley car and the elevated train They make the weary city street reverberate with pain: But there is yet an echo left deep down within my heart Of the music the Main Street cobblestones made beneath a butcher's cart. urban affect road anthropomorphism music cobblestone road surface God be thanked for the Milky Way that runs across the sky, That's the path that my feet would tread whenever I have to die. Some folks call it a Silver Sword, and some a Pearly Crown, But the only thing I think it is, is Main Street, Heaventown. road sublime  
Man's Idiosyncrasy +
Bibliographic Information Author Reynolds, Elsbery Washington Genre Poetry Journal or Book AutoLine o'Type Publisher The Book Supply Company Year of Publication 1924 Pages 150 Additional information - He went to war and gained renown, In every fight he stood his ground, Bullets passed him thick and fast, Not a scratch from first to last. We now relate this sorry fact, He’s been a month upon his back, On both his cheeks he’ll have a scar, He stepped in front of a motor car. car risk  +
May Day +
Bibliographic Information Author Teasdale, Sara Genre Poetry Journal or Book Rivers to the Sea Publisher MacMillan Year of Publication 1915 Pages 23 Additional information - The shining line of motors, The swaying motor-bus, The prancing dancing horses Are passing by for us. car traffic The sunlight on the steeple, The toys we stop to see, The smiling passing people Are all for you and me. "I love you and I love you"— "And oh, I love you, too!"— "All of the flower girl's lilies Were only grown for you!" Fifth Avenue and April And love and lack of care — The world is mad with music Too beautiful to bear. music road spring urban  +
McDowell, Syl +
Gender - Ethnicity/Race - Nationality - Life span - Texts from McDowell, Syl Nomad Blood  +
McKay, Claude +
Gender Male Ethnicity/Race African-American Nationality Jamaican-American Life span 1890-1948 Texts from McKay, Claude Dawn in New York  +
Moore, Marianne +
Gender Female Ethnicity/Race - Nationality American Life span 1887-1972 Texts from Moore, Marianne People's Surroundings  +
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Naylor, James Ball +
Gender Male Ethnicity/Race Caucasian Nationality American Life span - Texts from Naylor, James Ball The Song of the Motor Car  +
Newsome, Mary Effie Lee +
Gender Female Ethnicity/Race African-American Nationality American Life span 1885-1979 Texts from Newsome, Mary Effie Lee The Baker's Boy  +
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Off the Highway +
Bibliographic Information Author Huntington, Julia Weld Genre Poetry Journal or Book Poetry Magazine Publisher - Year of Publication 1921 Pages 81 Additional information - infrastructure roadside Lilacs lift leaves of cool satin And blossoms of mother-of-pearl Against the tarnished silver of the deserted house. Tall, exquisite grasses fill the door-yard with spray. Through the sun-drenched fragrance drifts the hazy monotone of bees. Tints of opal and jade; the hush of emerald shadows, And a sense of the past as a living presence Distil a haunting wistful peace. plant animal sunshine  +
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