tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post8926137629019547009..comments2024-01-31T12:49:08.701-08:00Comments on STL Rising: Friday rewindRick Bonaschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825477678253483191noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-29085489230473039112010-06-25T06:06:40.413-07:002010-06-25T06:06:40.413-07:00The best parades I've ever experienced were th...The best parades I've ever experienced were the Chinese New Year parades on the 10-15 foot wide Grant Avenue in San Francisco's Chinatown.<br /><br />Sometime around 1975 civic leaders moved the parade a couple of blocks to the north through the wider streets of the San Francisco Financial District.<br /><br />Instead of the historic Chinese architecture of the Grant Avenue buildings, now the parade passed by the steel and glass towers of the financial giants.<br /><br />All charm was lost in exchange for easier pedestrian and vehicular access.Rick Bonaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825477678253483191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-69879596253223147922010-06-25T05:36:37.741-07:002010-06-25T05:36:37.741-07:00As a former resident of Plaza Square, I've got...As a former resident of Plaza Square, I've got to say there are too many parades on market. I could never sleep with those marching bands beneath my window. At least two blocks from any residential buildings, please. <br /><br />Why not parade up Gravois from river to river? That'd be quite a walk.Daronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964034675196210390noreply@blogger.com