Crossing West 86th Street today in a taxi, I chanced upon the very last float lined up for tomorrow's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. On Thanksgiving morning, Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, and numerous elves will ride in this reindeer-driven sleigh all the way down to Herald Square.
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I no longer brave the elements and the crowds to attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade but it happily goes on just the same without me. Here is a small sampling of photos courtesy of Uki and Friend who did not shrink from the festive multitude or the mild November weather.
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| Bluey |
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| Spongebob Squarepants & Gary |
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| Sinclair's Dino |
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| Celebration Gator |
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| Leo |
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| Goku |
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| Magic Meets the Sea |
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| Stuart the Minion |
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| Uncle Dan |
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| Elf Pets |
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| Pikachu & Eevee |
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| Heartwarming Holiday Countdown |
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| Palace of Sweets |
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| Macy's Singing Christmas Tree |
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A quick check of the blog archives reveals that it has been twelve years since I attended the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and six years since I visited the balloon inflation. Any reasonable person would conclude that I have officially retired from parade going. Fortunately, three million other people still do go and one of them, my friend Uki, provided me with some photographs for which I am very grateful. These pictures were taken at Columbus Circle as the parade turned from Central Park West onto Central Park South—while I watched on TV at home.
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| Pillsbury Doughboy |
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| Pillsbury Doughboy |
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| The Boss Baby |
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| The Boss Baby |
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| The Boss Baby |
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| Ada Twist, Scientist |
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| Ada Twist, Scientist |
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| Ada Twist, Scientist |
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| Blue's Clues & You! |
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| Chase of PAW Patrol and the 1-2-3 Sesame Street float |
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| 1-2-3 Sesame Street |
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| Keystone Cops are a part of the Macy's Clown Corps. They preceded the New York Police Department Band. |
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| Police flag bearers follow the NYPD Police Band. |
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| Red Titan Ryan's World |
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| Red Titan Ryan's World |
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| Goku Dragon Ball |
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| Goku from Dragon Ball and the Brick-Changer float from Lego |
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| Goku Dragon Ball The statue of Christopher Columbus is on the far left. |
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| Macy's Stars in seasonal headgear |
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| Tiptoe Macy's |
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Pikachu and Eevee Pokémon |
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Pikachu and Eevee Pokémon |
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Pikachu and Eevee Pokémon |
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| Candy Cane |
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| Santa & Co. |
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| "Well played, Mr. Macy!" |
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| "You've GOT to see your expression!" "Did you know you'd be wearing a Speedo?" "I told you we could license that face." |
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| Macy's flagship New York store November 22, 2017
Photograph courtesy of my wife
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| The 91st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade poster
Image added November 24, 2017
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