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Reds Opening Day parade route. ... Organizers have selected Dmitri Young and Calvin "Pokey" Reese to lead the 105th Findlay Market Opening Day Parade. Young, a two-time All-Star, was a first ...
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The 105th Opening Day parade begins at noon Thursday, ahead of the home game at Great American Ball Park against the Washington Nationals.
In 1976, the festival included an international beer can collectors convention. That year, attendance topped 2 million. In 1977, the festival added fireworks for the first time. That edition's opening day parade was the second largest in the state. The opening of the 1979 festival was marked by 700 balloons released from the top of a city building.
This year's parade will follow the standard 1.4 mile route, starting at Findlay Market on Race Street. ... the 105th Findlay Market Opening Day Parade. Young, a two-time All-Star, was a first ...
The original version, with only the ticking and chiming of clocks with narration from a more stoic Sage of Time being used, ran from the parade's debut in October 1999 to the middle of December 1999. Known as the Diversity Pass, this version included a parade lineup of repeating segments separated by floats, with each segment containing one of ...
Young, a two-time All-Star, was a first baseman and outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds from 1998 to 2001. ... Opening Day Parade grand marshal Dmitri Young talks 99 Reds team. Show comments ...
According to event planners, this new route was meant to accommodate the larger-than-usual parade. In consequence, the parade was beset by a high number of starts and stops, tight crowding, and large gaps. More menacing, for the first time, part of the changes would result in the parade passing directly in front of the new Wobbly hall.