Gimbel Brothers (Gimbels) Department Store held the first Thanksgiving day parade on November 25, 1920, in Philadelphia, PA. The parade culminated at Gimbels original downtown location on the corner of 8th and Market Streets. Gimbels went out of business in 1987.
The Gimbels Thanksgiving day parade, which debuted in 1920, was not only the first Thanksgiving parade in Philadelphia, but the first in the nation. Macy's first parade took place four years later, in 1924.
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The first Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 20, 1920. It was sponsored by Gimble's Department Store, a rival of Macy's.
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The first Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 20, 1920. It was sponsored by Gimble's Department Store, a rival of Macy's.
The first Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 20, 1920. It was sponsored by Gimble's Department Store, a rival of Macy's.
The first Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 20, 1920. It was sponsored by Gimble's Department Store, a rival of Macy's.
The first organized Thanksgiving day parade was held on Thursday, November 25, 1920, in downtown Philadelphia, PA. The parade was sponsored by Gimbels Departments Stores, and was intended to kick off the Christmas holiday shopping season. The famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began in 1924.
The very first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in 1924. This parade has become an American tradition and includes hundreds of floats, horses, bands, and balloons.
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is actually held on Thanksgiving day, from 9:00 am - noon. In 2010, Thanksgiving is on Thursday, November 25.
The parade is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The Macy's Christmas parade is actually called the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade because it's held each year on Thanksgiving day morning (9:00 am - noon). The parade kicks off the start of the holiday shopping season, but is named for the day on which it is held (the first parades were called the Macy's Christmas Parade).
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Izzy was first in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1993.