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Parades 107 images Created 3 Oct 2019

Parades have been popular community events in Hollywood since the newly incorporated city of Hollywood held the Hollywood May Day Tilting and Floral Parade in 1903. Entries included floral bedecked automobiles, horses and small floats. In 1927, the community held an Old Settlers Day parade which included the participation of residents who had lived in the Cahuenga Valley, including Charles E. Toberman, a successful real estate developer, and Dr. Edwin O. Palmer, author of Hollywood’s first comprehensive history.

Unquestionably, the most popular Hollywood parade was the Santa Claus Lane Parade. Begun in 1928, the first entry was a simple wheeled platform on which a sleigh was placed. Santa Claus sat in the sleigh while two reindeers pulled it through central Hollywood. After a while, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce began to promote this parade which in time had more than a million spectators each year. The course of the parade encompassed Hollywood Blvd, Vine Street and a portion of Sunset Blvd. The parades’ participants include many of Hollywood’s most popular entertainers, including Jayne Mansfield, Gene Autry, The Three Stooges and Francis X. Bushman. The parade is now televised annually on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The first gay pride parade was held in 1975 on Hollywood Blvd which is often the site of political and social demonstrations.

This collection contains 114 photographs documenting community celebrations between 1908 and 1979.
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  • 1908 Hollywood Tilting & Floral Parade
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  • 1908 South Hollywood's entry in the Hollywood Tilting & Floral Parade
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  • 1908 Hollywood Tilting & Floral Parade
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  • 1908 Entry in the Hollywood Tilting & Floral Parade
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  • 1908 Postcard of entry in the Hollywood Tilting & Floral Parade
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  • 1908 City's Trustees entry in the Hollywood Tilting & Floral Parade
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  • 1908 South Hollywood's entry in the Hollywood Tilting & Floral Parade
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  • 1908 South Hollywood's entry in the Hollywood Tilting & Floral Parade
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  • 1909 Queen's float in the Hollywood Tilting & Floral parade
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  • 1909 Queen's float in the Hollywood tilting & Floral Parade
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  • 1909 Entry in the Hollywood tilting & Floral Parade
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  • 1909 Queen's float in the Hollywood Tilting & Floral Parade
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  • 1909 Queen's float in the Hollywood Tilting & Floral Parade. Helen Somers is the Queen
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  • 1909 Helen Somers as Queen of the Hollywood Tilting & Floral Parade
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  • 1927 G.G. Greenwood's old Cadillac entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 C.E. Toberman's entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 Dr. Edwin O. Palmer's entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 C.E. Toberman's entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 An entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 An entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 An entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 Entries in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 An entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 Frank Muller by his ice wagon as his entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 An entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 Louis Blondeau's entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 Guaranty Building & Loan's entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 Union Ice Company's entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 Hollywood Chamber of Commerces' entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 Gilmore Oil's entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1927 An entry in the Old Settlers' Day Parade
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  • 1928 The genesis of Hollywood's famous Santa Claus Lane Parade was the idea of the Hollywood's Merchants Assoc. The first sleigh and reindeer to go down Hollywood Blvd. took place in 1928 when actress, Jeanette Loff joined Santa Claus in the Sleigh. This publicity photo shows actress, Lili Damita, posing with Col. Harry Baine. She was scheduled to accompany Santa on the inaugural ride but, for some reason, Jeanette Loff took her place.
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  • 1931 Santa Clause Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1931 Ornamental Christmas tree on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1933 Aerial of Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1938 (l to r) Buster Crabbe, Martha Raye, Santa, Joan Caufield, Barry Morris & Richard Bartholomew at the Santa Claus Lane Parade
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  • 1938 Ornamental Christmas on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1940 Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1940 Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1941 Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1955 Santa Clause Lane Parade
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  • 1955 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1955 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1955 Santa Claus Lane Parade
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  • 1956 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1956 Santa Clause Lane Parade
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  • 1956 Santa Clause Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1956 Santa Clause Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1956 Santa Clause Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1956 Santa Clause Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1956 Santa Clause Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1937 Santa Clause Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1956 Art Linkletter at the Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd
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  • 1956 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1956 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1956 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1956 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1956 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Howard Duff & Ida Lupino in Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Jayne Mansfield sits on the back of a convertible during the Santa Claus Lane Parade
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  • 1057 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Joe E. Brown with Santa during the Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Joe E. Brown with Santa during the Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Linda Crystal with Santa during the Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Joe E. Brown at the Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1959 (L to R) Mickey Hargitay, ?, Jayne Mansfield, daughter, Jayne-Marie, Harry Sugarman & Ronald Reagan at the Santa Claus Lane Parade.
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  • 1957 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Santa Clause Lane Parade
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  • 1957 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Jon Provost and Lassie at the Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 The Geniland float in the Santa Claus Lane Parade
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  • 1957 Art Linkletter Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Santa Clause Lane Parade
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  • 1957 Santa Clause Lane Parade
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  • 1957 Linda Crystal with Santa during the Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1957 Linda Crystal with Santa during the Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1964 Francis X. Bushman and wife at the Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1964 Jimmy O'Neill, Gila Goland and Beverly Washburn at the Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1968 Santa Clause Lane Parade
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  • 1973 Danny Thomas in Santa Clause Lane Parade
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  • 1973 Santa Clause Lane Parade
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  • 1973 Santa Clause Lane Parade
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  • 1973 Santa Clause Lane Parade
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  • 1973 Marty Allen at the Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1977 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1977 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1973 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1977 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1979 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1979 Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1959 The Three Stooges in Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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  • 1961 Gene Autry & Johnny Grant in Santa Claus Lane Parade
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  • 1961 Santa Clause Lane Parade
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  • 1961 Jack Bailey at the Christmas Santa Claus Lane Parade on Hollywood Blvd.
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