Monday, March 12, 2012

325,000 celebrate New Haven St. Patrick's Day parade; reporter gets unique view of the show (photos)

 
Richard Bengivengo of New Haven cuts up before watching the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New Haven. Mara Lavitt/Register

By Phyllis Swebilius
Register Staff
NEW HAVEN — For an Irish-American who grew up watching cowboy shows on TV, it was a rare opportunity to ride on a Wells Fargo stagecoach in the St. Patrick’s Day parade Sunday.
My seat in “the box,” about 10 feet above the ground, provided an ideal vantage point, during the nearly two-hour ride, to watch the crowd: families with portable tables having a picnic; green Mohawk haircuts; folks on blankets.

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