DECEMBER 8, 2007 --
This year's warm, sunny weather made up for last year's rain, and hundreds of thousands of people lined the sidewalks of New York, from 77th Street and Central Park West to Herald Square to watch the parade, including bands and balloons and floats pass by.
Here are glimpses of the enthusiastic crowds, and some of the balloons that are the distinctive feature of the parade.
Next LPR -- the bands -- and Mr. and Mrs. S. Claus.
The Crowds:
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Part of the throng visiting the newly-inflated balloons, Thanksgiving eve. |
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Central Park West stands |
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Central Park West car-sitters |
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Central Park West standees |
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Broadway -- theater district |
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Broadway -- kept away from parking munimeter |
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Broadway -- Maine spectators |
The Skyboxes:
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Central Park West skyboxes |
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Central Park West skybox close-up |
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Central Park West packed skybox [balcony] |
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Central Park West enclosed skyboxes |
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Central Park West individual skyboxes |
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Pre-parade clown cluster with NYPD inspector. |
The Balloons:
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Just-inflated Mr. Potato Head resting the night before the parade. |
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Abby Cadabby |
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JoJo the Clown |
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Snoopy |
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Kermit the Frog |
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Silver Bunny |
Crowd Reaction:
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… To Scooby Doo |
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… To Nikki Blonsky and lindy-hoppers |
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