Park Slope Halloween 2006

Pictures taken in Park Slope (Brooklyn) on Halloween Night 2006. Includes the 21st Annual Park Slope Halloween Parade.
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1: 6:31 PM. A neighbor. They always party on Halloween. It is the birthday of their twins.
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2: 6:33 PM. Lurch from the Addams Family.
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3: 6:33 PM. Cow ghost.
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4: 6:33 PM. A little Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat being carried by mom.
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5: 6:35 PM. A family with a walrus, ?, a frog and a little purple dinosaur.
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6: 6:35 PM. Two infants in Rex dinosaur costumes. From Toy Story. Mom is Snow White.
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7: 6:35 PM. Cellphone sandwich board construction, and a wizard or magician.
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8: 6:36 PM. Venetian-style carnival mask and jack-o'-lantern face.
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9: 6:36 PM. From Star Wars: Princess Leia, an Emperor Palpatine's Royal Guard, a Stormtrooper. A flying dragon with its back to us. Ruping?
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10: 6:38 PM. A fairy with butterfly wings.
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11: 6:39 PM. A robot construction.
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12: 6:39 PM. An Empire State Building construction.
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13: 6:40 PM. Two Snow Whites from the Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. And Prince Charming. The baby in a duck costume.
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14: 6:41 PM. A DEP worker, a player for the Rangers hockey team, Tin Man (Wizard of Oz) and a witch.
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15: 6:41 PM. Playing a guitar with his leg, and a gorilla.
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16: 6:41 PM. Glinda the Good Witch and the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz.
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17: 6:42 PM. Whacky horn hat from the brand Elope.
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18: 6:44 PM. Group.
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19: 6:45 PM. Doctor Moose promoting low-cost prescription drugs in Canada and Moose promoting Fair Trade chocolate. From Richard Drovdal's children's book series Doctor Moose and His Amazing Friends.
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20: 6:46 PM. Two kids on a car. One a witch.
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21: 6:47 PM. Michael Myers from the Halloween series of slasher films.
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22: 6:47 PM. Supergirl from the Superman franchise, Captain America and monkey.
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23: 6:49 PM. Aaron Naperstek and family. Active on Blog and his Honku website.
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24: 6:50 PM. Tin Man construction from Wizard of Oz and others.
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25: 6:52 PM. Vampire.
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26: 6:52 PM. A ceremonial mask of the Northwest Coast Native American tribes, such as the Haida or Tlingit. And shepard.
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27: 6:53 PM. ? with axe, Pumpkinhead (a movie) and Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat.
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28: 6:53 PM. Power Ranger on father's shoulders, a witch and Princess Jasmine from the Disney film Aladdin.
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29: 6:53 PM. An angel, Power Ranger in the middle, a butterfly behind, and others.
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30: 6:54 PM. Local teenagers.
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31: 6:54 PM. Infant in peacock costume.
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32: 6:54 PM. Infant pumpkin costume from Walmart, and kid in a truck construction.
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33: 6:55 PM. The boy in a truck construction. A little pumpkin behind. On front is Will '06. Likely the kid's name, with the current year.
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34: 6:55 PM. A girl in a Wonder Woman costume. With a medical resident clown behind.
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35: 6:55 PM. Wonder Woman and a medical resident clown. At left unknown.
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36: 6:56 PM. Irish family. Two lephechauns, one holding a pot of gold. A leprechaun on the right. Mom is the rainbow, where the pot of gold is to be found.
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37: 6:57 PM. King and Queen of Hearts. Child is a penguin in a Pablo (The Backyardigans) Nick Jr costume.
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38: 6:57 PM. A black cat and the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz.
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39: 6:58 PM. Crusaders: a Maltese Knight on the left. A muslim defender on the right.
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40: 6:58 PM. Puss in Boots and ?
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41: 6:59 PM. Batman and a medieval-style costume.
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42: 6:59 PM. Doctors and a nurse.
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43: 7:00 PM. A butterfly, inflatable ballerina fat suit, a small fireman, and another butterfly.
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44: 7:02 PM. Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz.
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45: 7:03 PM. Penguin costume and ?
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46: 7:04 PM. Group of teenagers.
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47: 7:05 PM. Dog dressed as bee.
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48: 7:05 PM. Young woman covered with shaving cream.
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49: 7:05 PM. More young people covered with shaving cream.
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50: 7:10 PM. Young boy has just eaten bloody meat. Did he eat a person?
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51: 7:10 PM. The parade is arriving. In these years the parade only went down 7th Ave.
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52: 7:14 PM. Headless horseman.
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53: 7:14 PM. Headless horseman.
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54: 7:15 PM. A bird costume, with a tree.
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55: 7:15 PM. The sash is printed with imagery from Sandro Botticelli's paintings, one being from "Primavera."
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56: 7:15 PM. The parade. The Paprika Band is coming.
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57: 7:16 PM. Paprika Band with Carnival dancer in front, and cook at left.
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58: 7:16 PM. Paprika Band with cook.
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59: 7:16 PM. Paprika Band.
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60: 7:16 PM. Park Slope Civic Council banner. The sponsors of this event. A little pirate at left.
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61: 7:17 PM. I fo? Brooklyn Papers.
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62: 7:17 PM. Skeleton mask.
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63: 7:17 PM. Angel with Trinidad colors and a girl in a Trinidad outfit. The girl's outfit was pictured in Trinidad the month before at the Carifesta IX Gala Opening Ceremony. Likely she was wearing it there.
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64: 7:17 PM. Robot man construction.
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65: 7:18 PM. Woman in a flying unicorn hat.
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66: 7:18 PM. A costume inspired by Elvis Presley's iconic style, but with the addition of boxing gloves. A humorous take on the boxing robe that Elvis gifted to Muhammad Ali in 1973.
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67: 7:18 PM. Can Man. Takeout container woman is at right.
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68: 7:18 PM. Viking costume with a horned helmet and large nose mask is a fantasy-style costume, not a historically accurate depiction of Viking attire.
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69: 7:19 PM. A Dorothy costume from The Wizard of Oz, her red shoes, a man wearing a Viking-style helmet, a woman holding a sign "Got kids into Middle + High Schools. ..."
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70: 7:19 PM. The left is a vampire style, the right ?
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71: 7:19 PM. A knight helmet construction.
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72: 7:20 PM. A cemetery: pumpkin growing in a patch, and a skeleton that got out of a grave.
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73: 7:20 PM. Dressed as a pope or bishop.
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74: 7:20 PM. Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street. In back is The Flash. In front is a vampire.
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75: 7:21 PM. Wizard of Oz characters: Glinda the Good Witch, Cowardly Lion and Dorothy in front. Little boy is ? super hero.
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76: 7:21 PM. A band in the parade. A man in a security officer costume playing a djembe from West Africa.
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77: 7:22 PM. Mrs. and Mr. Bush with the "Tree Leaves" initiative, a project aimed at promoting reading and literacy for children by focusing on the connection between trees and stories.
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78: 7:22 PM. Woman in feathered masquerade mask.
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79: 7:22 PM. Boat construction with kids. Father is Noah pushing the arc.
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80: 7:22 PM. Constructions of a M&Ms package, a Coca-Cola can, and a box of popcorn from the movie theater.
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81: 7:23 PM. Superman and Star Wars characters: Darth Vader and Yoda holding green lightsabers, and Princess Leia.
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82: 7:24 PM. A Renaissance wizard.
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83: 7:24 PM. Emperor Palpatine (also known as Darth Sidious) from Star Wars. Holding a lightsaber.
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84: 7:25 PM. A little dinosaur and angel.
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85: 7:26 PM. ?
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86: 7:27 PM. Parents are possibly shepards or peasants. A little lion in a stroller. Little girl is ? A witch in the background.
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87: 7:27 PM. A hoodlum and a skeleton. Maybe he's robbing a grave.
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88: 7:27 PM. A space rover construction with a little astronaut.
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89: 7:27 PM. Ronald McDonald and a pirate.
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90: 7:28 PM. Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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91: 7:28 PM. A little Santa Clause in a sleigh construction.
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92: 7:28 PM. Ivy and a bear.
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93: 7:29 PM. Could be Mother Nature.
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94: 7:30 PM. A strip of paint color chips.
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95: 7:31 PM. The Eternal Brass Band.
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96: 7:32 PM. The Eternal Brass Band.
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97: 7:33 PM. An Indian Chief and a fairy.
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98: 7:34 PM. A haunted house with Beware: Enter if you dare barricade tape. Along with a devil cat.
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99: 7:35 PM. Clarence Eckerson of BikeTV with Vote for Pirro!
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100: 7:38 PM. Twin birthday cakes on tables construction. A skeleton in the background.
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101: 7:39 PM. A Bull Rider costume from Spirit Halloween. With an angel.
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102: 7:40 PM. Elyse Taylor, a very prolific local artist. Now deceased. See her artwork here.
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103: 7:44 PM. Rock and a sheet of paper constructions. No scissors.
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104: 7:46 PM. A little Batman, Robin (sidekick to Batman), Batgirl, and a Captain America shield
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105: 7:49 PM. Eric Cartman from the South Park television show.
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106: 7:50 PM. Greek warrior or gladiator and Medusa.
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107: 7:50 PM. Grim reaper and boy in a red ninja costume.
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108: 7:52 PM. A witch.
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109: 7:53 PM. Monster mask?
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110: 7:53 PM. Two robots construction.
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111: 7:53 PM. Aliens and a witch.
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112: 7:55 PM. Boat construction with kids. Father is Noah pushing the arc.
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113: 7:55 PM. Inflatable ostrich costume.
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114: 7:56 PM. Kissing Booth construction. Sexy Girls only 50.
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115: 7:58 PM. Rubik's Cube construction.
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116: 7:58 PM. Awo undeads.
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117: 7:58 PM. Pinky and the Brain from the animated television series of the same name.
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118: 7:58 PM. Medieval knight costumes resembling Peter Pevensie from the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
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119: 7:59 PM. A werewolf guitarist.
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120: 8:00 PM. Tron costumes.
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121: 8:02 PM. Push Cart New York, New York's only push cart drill team.
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122: 8:03 PM. Kid in a Jeep construction.
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123: 8:03 PM. Mom is an angel. In stroller is a lady bug.
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124: 8:05 PM. Teenagers with shaving cream. They do this every year.
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125: 8:06 PM. A stoop down the block from me.
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126: 8:14 PM. A nearby stoop.
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