Bill is correct that the VP Parade followed streetcar lines for power, but power for lighting, not for locomotion. The floats were very well lighted. My great aunt lived in an apartment at Lindell & Sarah, on the Lindell side; we had a great spot to view the parade. Bob Doerr in the beautiful Missouri Ozarks Please see http://www.rollanet.org/~bdoerr/contents.htm