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Halloween in the Castro was an annual Halloween celebration held in The Castro district of San Francisco, first held in the 1940s as a neighborhood costume contest. By the late 1970s, it had shifted from a children's event to a gay pride celebration that continued to grow into a massive annual street party in the 2000s.
By 1971, Polk Street was advertised as "one of the gayest streets in San Francisco". [6] In 1972, Polk Street was the location of the first official San Francisco Gay Pride Parade. [5] In the 1950s through the 1970s Halloween on Polk Street became a major attraction for tourists and locals. A migration from Polk Street to the Castro District ...
The Village Halloween Parade is an annual holiday parade held on the night of Halloween, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. The parade, initiated on October 31, 1974, by Greenwich Village puppeteer and mask maker Ralph Lee , is the world's largest Halloween parade and the only major nighttime parade in the United States. [ 1 ]
Now, Licht, has put together a book called “Halloween Underground,” timed to the 50th anniversary of the Village Halloween Parade. “I started with documentary (photography), just recording ...
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – New York City’s most popular Halloween tradition will take place in Manhattan Thursday night. The Village Halloween Parade, known for its costumes, puppets and ...
A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
The annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, initiated in 1974 by Greenwich Village puppeteer and mask maker Ralph Lee, is the world's largest Halloween parade and America's only major Halloween nighttime parade, attracting more than 60,000 costumed participants, two million in-person spectators, and a worldwide television audience of over ...
The 49th annual Village Halloween Parade returned to New York City on Monday evening, October 31, bringing music, dance and a mix of spooky and colorful costumes to crowds lining Sixth Avenue.The ...