Julie May
Bicycle Parade Passing Through Park Plaza Entrance, ca.1890, v1986.250.1.7; William Schroeder, Sr. scrapbook collection, ARC.121; Brooklyn Historical Society.Brooklyn and New York City love parades. I wasn’t able to locate a Thanksgiving parade photograph, but hopefully a bike parade is sufficient. This particular parade shows the entrance to Prospect Park on the right, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial arch on the left, the empty spot where the Brooklyn Public Library’s main branch now stands in the center, and a clear view of Eastern Parkway toward the water tower in the background. Whether among the throngs in Manhattan or watching from your television at home, enjoy the sites and sounds of this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Happy Thanksgiving.
Interested in seeing more photos from BHS’s collection? Visit our online image gallery, which includes a selection of our images. Interested in seeing even more historic Brooklyn images? Visit our Brooklyn Visual Heritage website here. To search BHS’s entire collection of images, archives, maps, and special collections visit BHS’s Othmer Library Wed-Sat, 1:00-5:00 p.m. photos@brooklynhistory.org
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