Bob, I was taken to my first VP Parade probably 1936 when I was 5. I have a memory of young boys walking between the floats carrying torches. Or is my memory faulty? I do remember how beautifully lit the floats were and how the electric lines would spit sparks sometimes as the floats went by. And what an important event it was -almost equal to Halloween in those years. As I remember there were large crowds and there was an atmosphere of excitement Most years it was cold (seems Octobers were colder then) and of course dark which added to the mystery. I remember not wanting to be too close to the floats as some of the Crewe were made up to look rather frightening. (I think it was Pirates . I was a scaredy cat kid!) Thanks for the memory, Joan Schaller Yeckel