Chicago 1963, Everyone Loves A Parade!

Even Slappy the Clown can't keep

that frown for long when he's

in the middle of so much fun!

I found a flea market stack of mesmerizing colorful

50 year old Chicago parade photos from 1963.

I love the flowered floats and the

peeks behind them of Chicago in the 60s.

Highlights?

The Uptown Chamber of Commerce slogan of

"We Vacuum Our Streets (I'm often in Uptown, and I'm pretty

sure that service ended years ago),"

Mike McCarthy Lincoln/Mercury has a jet in a bottle

and the mouth watering liquor store's

8 foot high beer and tequila bottle display.

Entertainment abounds in the background

according to the movie theatre marquees.

Hitchcock's "The Birds" is playing at the

State and Lake, Sam Fuller's "Naked Kiss

 is at The Woods(?) and The Loop has

"A Merry Adult Romp 'Male Companion'

He Never Got Any Sleep"!