Never mind the missing crowds and chairs lining the streets in the early morning hours; the traveling parade brought a festive spirit to all corners of town and the Piedmont Service Crew kept the pancake breakfast tradition going. Many residents kept their celebrations low-key or headed elsewhere for the long weekend.
The Barrelhouse Jazz Band rounds the corner of Bonita and Park with classic cars following Jim Horner waves as he drives by in his 1953 Ford A youngster waves to the musicians of the Barrelhouse Jazz Band School board members Megan Pillsbury and Veronica Thigpen in Rob Williamson’s 1960 Oldsmobile Families gather on the corner of Pala and Highland to watch this year’s limited parade Two siblings dressed in red, white and blue eat watermelon as they wait for the start of the parade City Council members, School Board members, the Mayor and friends at the end of the parade route Hopalong foster dog mom Carol Heard with friend Fernanda Meagher and terrier mix puppies Cindy and Daisy were out to meet potential new owners along the parade route Players in the Barrelhouse Jazz Band are driven down Highland Avenue in a year when the parade was viewed by fewer than usual A house on Piedmont Court is decorated in Back to the Future theme
The pancake breakfast was held outdoors on Waldo Street this year PCSC members Madelyn Hill and Elena Stevens serve fruit, pancakes and sausages Havanese pup Daisy Caldwell is ready for the 4th with a red and white bow on top of her head Jill Saper and her son Peter enjoy the pancake breakfast Tables were nearly full with families and friends at the pancake breakfast Piedmont Service Crew members led activities for kids Chasing down bubbles Concentrating on an art project at the pancake breakfast
Was it just me or did the “parade” zoom by at 45 mph?