re: Does anyone have maps of the old parade routes?

Posted by El Tigre Grande

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 10:43 am to BasilFawlty

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All of the Metairie parades (Zeus, Diana, Rhea, Helios, Atlas, Thor, Mardi Gras, etc.)had the Metairie Road route until 1978

you forget Jason

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Posted by Mrs Professor

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 10:43 am to KiwiHead

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The Parish used to have some good ones like Gladiators on the first Friday....Maclean Stevenson was king one year and called Chalmette a ghetto suburb on Carson.....the natives were not appreciative.

I miss Mardi Gras in The Parish, lots of fun memories growing up.

Posted by Y.A. Tittle

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 10:44 am to KiwiHead

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Mid City used to roll down Canal Street on Sunday. It would start on S.St.Patrick next to St.Anthony of Padua. I want to say bsck in the day, Okeanos paraded on the downtown side of Canal and I want to say it had part of its route on St. Claude

Carrollton and Pontchartrain also used to run through mid city, down basically the Endymion route on the weekend (Sunday, I believe) before Endymion.

Parades used to go down 4th Street on the westbank from Marrerro to Gretna. Poseidon was always a big one.

Posted by KiwiHead

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 10:47 am to Mrs Professor

Went to Mardi Gras Day there the year of the police strike. Watched the parades and then all the families would head down to Kenilworth down the road for grilling and picnics

Posted by MetrySaint24

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 10:53 am to DomincDecoco

Zeus and Argus tried to move back to Metairie Road 5 years ago. The vote passed barely but then the guy who owns Majoria Drugs and a few others went ballistic and it didn’t happen. St. Patrick’s Day Parade still goes down the route.

Posted by Mrs Professor

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 10:58 am to KiwiHead

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Kenilworth down the road for grilling and picnics

We were always in Chalmette. We would camp out in the parking lot of Randazzos.

Posted by BasilFawlty

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:05 am to El Tigre Grande

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you forget Jason

I did. Thanks for catching that.

Posted by choupiquesushi

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:07 am to El Tigre Grande

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All of the Metairie parades (Zeus, Diana, Rhea, Helios, Atlas, Thor, Mardi Gras, etc.)had the Metairie Road route until 1978

you forget Jason

I remember some on the vets route in 75

Posted by Ancient Astronaut

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:08 am to brewhan davey

Krewe of Freret used to ride down Freret

Posted by tLSU

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:14 am to Ancient Astronaut

From reddit today, before Gnome starts a thread. 1947

Posted by LSUFanHouston

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:21 am to BasilFawlty

I remember 12 straight days of parades in Metairie. Some of them were absolutely terrible (I'm looking at you, Diana) but we still went to every parade.

Sundays were a day/night doubleheader. Would be about three-four hours between the first one ending and the second one beginning. We would all walk down to Panchos or O'Henrys and eat, then walk back. Sometimes, the police would keep Veterans closed between parades, and a strong game of football would break out.

Posted by choupiquesushi

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:22 am to LSUFanHouston

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I remember 12 straight days of parades in Metairie. Some of them were absolutely terrible (I'm looking at you, Diana) but we still went to every parade.

Sundays were a day/night doubleheader. Would be about three-four hours between the first one ending and the second one beginning. We would all walk down to Panchos or O'Henrys and eat, then walk back. Sometimes, the police would keep Veterans closed between parades, and a strong game of football would break out.

yep a grand time to be a kid

Posted by LSUFanHouston

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:23 am to Y.A. Tittle

Anyone remember Krewe of America? It took the Comus spot for a few years in the late 90s. It was supposed to be a parade for out of towners, who would pay one price that included airfare, hotel, food, the ride, throws, etc. No ball or anything. No marching bands. Was horrible. Lasted maybe 3-4 years.

Posted by keakar

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:33 am to jlovel7

for most of them, it seams every couple of years they changed

i think the Rex and Endymion were one of the few that went the longest and never changed

it would be interesting to see how they all changed over the years as populations and roads changed

Posted by tigercross

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:50 am to jlovel7

The library probably has some of the old Arthur Hardy guides to Mardi Gras that would have the parade routes each year. Also, the routes used to be published in the T-P. Their online archives are searchable for free with a library card.

Here's an example from the T-P:

Posted by Harry Pitts

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 11:59 am to jlovel7

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 12:04 pm to brewhan davey

Please don't page him.

Posted by hob

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Posted on 2/27/20 at 12:20 pm to El Tigre Grande

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All of the Metairie parades (Zeus, Diana, Rhea, Helios, Atlas, Thor, Mardi Gras, etc.)had the Metairie Road route until 1978

you forget Jason

Some of these had a Jefferson Hwy route prior to Metairie Road.