4th of July — Then & Now
Happy 4th of July to all my American blogging friends! Our town's festivities are well underway. Last night we went to the carnival, just 3 blocks from our house. This morning, we watched the parade as it passed just 2 blocks from our house. And tomorrow night, we will watch the fireworks display, 3 blocks from our house!
I love the old houses all decorated for Independence Day. I thought I'd share some of the photos in my collection of Victorian houses and businesses, lovingly decorated by their owners for the 4th of July festivities of the day.
And here are some of the houses in my neighborhood, taken this morning. I wish the owners would have come out and posed for me, like they did in the good old days!
Our next-door neighbor's house
Our gazebo, all decked out for the 4th!
This is the house we usually sit near for the parade.
Here are some old-time parade photos I found on the net.
And here are some parade photos taken this morning.
The carnival is always very popular! Here are some highlights from last night.
Our weather has been beautiful! I hope you all are having a fun and festive weekend. Happy 4th of July to you all!
Labels: Customs, Entertainment, Holidays
posted by Pam of Eastlake Victorian at
Saturday, July 03, 2010
18 Comments:
A great collection of photos celebrating the 4th.
Happy day!
xojanis
Hi Pam,
Great shots, as usual. Made me want to be there.
Anyes
XX
Thanks for sharing the old photos. Now I know....we need more flags and banners! My one flag at the entry is not cutting it!!
Machelle
Hi Janis-
Thank you, and happy belated Canada Day! :-)
-Pam
Hi Anyes-
Thank you! I also wish you a belated happy Canada Day. :-)
-Pam
Hi Machelle-
Ha! Yeah, looks like they kinda overdid it on the flags and bunting back then! Maybe that's why these building were photographed in the first place... they were over the top! :-)
-Pam
Fantastic all American post. Those photo's ave wonderful.Have a great 4th
yvonne
Oh what a wonderful post!!!! I have been MIA and have alot of catching up here. I do love all the over-the-top decorations! All the people getting together, it restores me to see it.
May God Bless your day!
Marcie
Oh these are so great to see! It makes me want to be there in your little town watching the parade!
And I love the pictures of today's houses, it shows our country's patriotism hasn't wavered.
Oh and I'd have marched my little self right up to the doors of those houses and asked the owners to come and pose...they may be part of history too someday:)
Thanks for sharing!
Terry
PS wish our weather was good...its cloudy and whopping 54 degrees!
Thank you, Yvonne! Hope you had a great 4th!
-Pam
Thank you, Marcie! It's been hard for me to keep up with everyone this summer too, with so much going on. Hope you had a great 4th and a beautiful weekend!
-Pam
Hi Terry-
Oh, 54° is not good this time of year! Hope it warms up soon for you. You are right... I shouldn't hesitate to ask the home owners to pose for me. Sometimes I'm such a chicken about doing things like that! :-)
-Pam
What a fun are historical day for you and me. It made me feel proud to be an American. God bless you and your family. Thanks for sharing the spender of your life with us.
Lady Estelle-
It was a very nice, patriotic weekend! It does make me thankful and proud to be an American. And it looks like you had an enjoyable time this holiday as well!
:-)
-Pam
I love the photos - old and new. The variety of bunting in the old photos is great, especially when all on one building. I'm thinking of things we could do next year with our house and loads of bunting . . .
Hi Leah-
I agree, the old bunting varieties sure look cool. I'm always on the lookout for new varieties of bunting, but there sure isn't much variety available locally. I like the ones they have wrapped around the sides of the houses in the old photos!
-Pam
What beautiful photos of the 4th of July! The homes and people are all so festive. I especially like your vintage photos. The parade was wonderful as well. We don't have enough of those I think. Have a good week.
Thanks, Sweetbrier!
I agree, parades are great, although I think there are too many politicians that march in them lately! The carnival, parade and fireworks always bring back nostalgic feelings for me. :-)
-Pam
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