Scenes from Hi-Yu Parade Day ’07, 4th installment: The wheels

Cars, trucks, floats, you name it — if it had wheels, you probably saw it in the West Seattle Grand Parade. Including boats with wheels, like the Seafair Pirates‘ fabled Moby Duck:

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More parade wheels — human-powered, gas-powered, even 100% electric-powered (or so it said), after the click:

The Seattle Chinese Community Girls’ Drill Team had a dragon on wheels:

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Several WS businesses brought out their logo-festooned VWs, including Java Bean Coffee and Illusions Hair Design:

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The Port Orchard Fathoms O’ Fun Princesses crossed the Sound to ride in these spiffy wheels:

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West Seattle’s King County Councilmember Dow Constantine (who you’ll see in another installment) brought along this electric car:

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WestSide Baby put a crib on wheels to plug next weekend’s “Stuff the Bus” diaper drive @ the Farmers’ Market:

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Pathfinder K-8 School showed off its unicyclists:

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No parade is complete without classic fire trucks; this one is a 1942 American LaFrance owned by Bill Ayer of West Seattle, with previous owners including the Port Townsend Fire Department and the U.S. Navy:

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And near the end of the parade, that surprise late entry we mentioned the night before the parade: A float modeled after the Pike Place Market‘s famous pig, celebrating the market’s centennial:

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Links to all our other parade photo posts:
First installment (unusual sights)
Second installment (The Kids)
Third installment (The Enforcers)
Fifth installment (The People)
Sixth/final installment (The Winners)

1 Reply to "Scenes from Hi-Yu Parade Day '07, 4th installment: The wheels"

  • Rhonda Porter July 22, 2007 (12:04 am)

    This was my first time (not my hubby’s first) going to the parade and I adored it. We were on Charleston and Cal.

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