‘Wheels Day’ in Beverley Hills
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‘Wheels Day’ in Beverley Hills

North Ridge tradition dates to 1940s.

Rosemont riders Brennan Boyle, Georgia Anderson, Genevieve Anderson, Cecily Boyle, Isabel Class and Emin Horton celebrate on Wheels Day, May 26 in Beverley Hills. Sponsored by the Northridge Citizens Association, the event has been an annual Memorial Day weekend tradition since the 1940s.

Rosemont riders Brennan Boyle, Georgia Anderson, Genevieve Anderson, Cecily Boyle, Isabel Class and Emin Horton celebrate on Wheels Day, May 26 in Beverley Hills. Sponsored by the Northridge Citizens Association, the event has been an annual Memorial Day weekend tradition since the 1940s. Photo by Janet Barnett/Gazette Packet

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Mayor Justin Wilson, left, poses with the winners circle for most creative “wheels” from bikes to wagons and scooters on Wheels Day May 26 in Beverley Hills.

Spectators lined the streets of Beverley Hills as children of all ages participated in the annual Wheels Day parade down Old Dominion Boulevard May 26 in a Memorial Day weekend tradition that dates back to the 1940s.

Sponsored by The North Ridge Citizens’ Association, the parade featured decorated bikes and other wheeled toys and traversed a route from the circle at Chalfonte Drive to the Beverley Hills Church. Mayor Justin Wilson was on hand as prizes were awarded in several categories.