After 82 years, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 26, 2009 will be following a new route through Manhattan. A major reason for the change has to do with the city's
recent experiments along Broadway to make the thoroughfare more engaging for pedestrians and bicyclists. The installation of planters and seating fixtures prove to be an impediment for marching bands, entertainers on floats, an army of clowns, inflatable dogs, and ultimately Santa himself, so another route is necessary. As we're getting to know the new path down Seventh Avenue, I thought it would be helpful to make a map that takes a look at some of the famous buildings and businesses along the way. The first section along Central Park West should be familiar to parade-goers., but new sights will come into view along Seventh and Sixth Avenues - for example, Carnegie Hall and the Carnegie Deli, to name a couple of beloved New York institutions. Old and new buildings of varying architectural distinction line the avenues, from the great apartments buildings such the Dakota and San Remo to Art Deco and contemporary office buildings.
View An Unofficial Guide to Macy's Parade Route in a larger mapClick the map to enlarge for detailed placemarks and brief descriptions. Switching over to Street View would provide a simulation of the experience.
Click here for the
official Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade website.
The night before: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation. Wednesday, November 25, 2009, approximately 3:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m. Central Park West and Columbus Avenue on 77th and 81st Streets. A fun alternative way to see the balloons.
Weather forecast: Dicey. Strong winds could lower or ground some balloons. (
UPDATE 11/26/2009 8:40 a.m.
Weather looks fine. Cloudy with light north winds).
Best Place to View the Parade: On a couch watching the television (NBC). Parade begins at 9 a.m. ET
Image by Walking Off the Big Apple from
2008 from the night before Thanksgiving.
5 comments:
SO TRUE about "best place to view the parade"! But the inflation has always been a favorite of my NYC friends.
Happy Thanksgiving, Teri!
Count me as another who enjoys seeing the balloon inflation. Last year it was cold but still worth it.
Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, Tinky!
Thank you thank you thank you... i could really use this.. didn't get to see much last year.
aaah thanks for covering this too ! I almost (almost !) feel like I am there ...
Your unofficial guide to the Macy's T-D parade is the best, even better than the official guide. We went a few years back. Coldest(22),crowdest(2mil+). We thought 8am would be early enough--not. We were 15 deep on CPW. Everyone enjoyed it. All nice people. Wish I had your guide back then.
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