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Photos: Classic Shots of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

November 24, 2021 | 2:34 PM
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By Stephen Harmon

I started photographing the Thanksgiving Day Parades when I moved to the Upper West Side in 1978. At that time and for many years thereafter, long before Covid, terrorists and other dangers, I could walk right onto the parade route and take close-up photos of the fabulous balloons. Here are some of my favorites from 1978 on.

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Carlos
Carlos
3 years ago

Thanks for sharing. Those are great! I wish there were more of the classics like those.

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Ellen
Ellen
3 years ago

Steven: those pictures are beautiful. Thank you so much for posting them.

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JeffS of West 90th Street
JeffS of West 90th Street
3 years ago
Reply to  Ellen

Wonderful photos of Thanksgivings past. Thanks for posting.

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Amanda
Amanda
3 years ago

Love these. Thank you.

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Judy G.
Judy G.
3 years ago

Brings you back to another time…
Wonderful photos and memories.

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Harriet
Harriet
3 years ago

Wonderful memories….thank you

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san
san
3 years ago

Those were the days… so happy i experienced this time in NYC.. Surely epic!

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Kiki
Kiki
3 years ago

Oh, these are absolutely WONDERFUL! Thanks so
much, Mr. Harmon.

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Jay
Jay
3 years ago

The Snoopy image: Shades of the famed Stay Puff Marshmallow Man™ “thought form”–albeit about 12 blocks to the north.

Is the photo from a parade before the film?

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Élie
Élie
3 years ago

Thank you for these wonderful photos. So poignant to see them again. I wish I could teleport back there. . .

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Arlene Erb
Arlene Erb
3 years ago

These are wonderful..what a delightful way to view these amazing works of art…thank you Happy Thank You for Giving …

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