Park Slope Halloween 2010

Pictures taken in Park Slope (Brooklyn) on Halloween afternoon and evening 2010. Includes the 25th Annual Park Slope Halloween Parade.
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1: 3:51 PM. From the film The Brave Little Toaster: a Toaster construction, and Blanky, an electric blanket.
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2: 3:53 PM. A stoop down the street. From Super Mario: The boy is Luigi and the girl is Princess Peach. Mom could be a witch.
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3: 3:54 PM. The Big Bad Wolf disguised as Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother.
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4: 3:55 PM. A subway car construction from the F train.
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5: 3:55 PM. Billy the puppet, from the Saw horror franchise. Billy is a mechanical ventriloquist's dummy.
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6: 3:56 PM. Wearing a Darth Vader hoodie. In front of Tarzian Hardware.
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7: 3:56 PM. Grim Reaper.
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8: 3:57 PM. Little astronaut in a suit with air supply for being alone in space.
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9: 3:57 PM. A boy in a hot dog suit.
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10: 3:58 PM. A clown mask.
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11: 3:59 PM. In front of the high school. The Tin Man, from The Wizard of Oz, and a fairy.
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12: 3:59 PM. Gersh Kuntsman, editor of The Brooklyn Paper and MC of the costume contest. He's the Tin Man.
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13: 3:59 PM. A family of characters from the Studio Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro. From left: Chū-Totoro, Chibi-Totoro and Totoro.
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14: 4:00 PM. Possibly a "mother nature" or "spring fairy" costume.
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15: 4:00 PM. A bottle of Moët & Chandon champagne, and a pizza slice. Note the cork.
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16: 4:01 PM. Ms. Mummy.
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17: 4:01 PM. World HeavyWeight Champion wearing a Luchador wresting mask.
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18: 4:01 PM. The four Beatles in Sgt. Peppers costumes.
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19: 4:03 PM. Snow Miser from the 1974 stop-motion animated television special, The Year Without a Santa Claus.
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20: 4:05 PM. Little boy in an acorn suit.
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21: 4:05 PM. Mr. Winter Storm.
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22: 4:06 PM. A little Albert Einstein.
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23: 4:10 PM. Groups of contestants on the risers.
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24: 4:12 PM. Woody from the Disney-Pixar movie Toy Story on a dog dressed as a hot dog.
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25: 4:12 PM. A witch carrying a headless horseman riding on a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
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26: 4:15 PM. Four subway car constructions. The one with the train man not coming up the middle, has a leveling problem.
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27: 4:18 PM. Handmade train costumes for a "Z-BAHN Zimmermann Express" train, also known as "BICCO THE TRAIN."
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28: 4:22 PM. A camouflague ghillie suit with green skull mask.
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29: 4:22 PM. A bird-like costume and a military man.
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30: 4:25 PM. Tree Troll holding Snow White, Queen Ravenna, from Snow White and the Huntsman, a bottle of Moët & Chandon champagne, and World HeavyWeight Champion wearing a Luchador wresting mask.
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31: 4:26 PM. A bottle of Moët & Chandon champagne.
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32: 4:28 PM. The Oak Tree Family. "We survived the 2010 Tornado!!!"
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33: 4:29 PM. Scary clown mask.
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34: 4:29 PM. From Snow White and the Huntsman: Snow White, Queen Ravenna and the Tree Troll.
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35: 4:31 PM. Two constructions: A Nintendo Wii remote with accompanying nunchuk controller.
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36: 4:32 PM. A handmade pin cushion with pins.
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37: 4:35 PM. A full-head mask of a skull with a punk-style mohawk.
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38: 4:35 PM. A handmade sting ray fish.
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39: 4:37 PM. A fire truck construction being held by a man in a fire costume.
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40: 4:38 PM. An inflatable shark that is "eating" a diver. At right is an underworld creature.
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41: 4:39 PM. Dr. Seuss characters: Cat in the Hat, Thing One and Thing Two, The Grinch.
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42: 4:41 PM. Family dressed as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Mad Hatter, Alice, White Rabbit and Queen of Hearts.
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43: 4:46 PM. A pepper shaker.
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44: 4:47 PM. The pepper shaker and salt together. Handmade costumes.
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45: 4:49 PM. He's a fire.
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46: 4:50 PM. The acorn costume with a king's hat.
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47: 4:52 PM. Down my street: two helicopter parents and a candy chute.
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48: 4:53 PM. Hazmat suit with a gas mask.
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49: 4:54 PM. A stoop on my block.
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50: 6:28 PM. The Three Stooges: Curly, Moe and Larry
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51: 6:43 PM. First is Billy puppet from the film Saw. The second is a Smurf.
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52: 6:43 PM. An alien spaceship construction.
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53: 6:58 PM. A monkey palying an accordion. A take on a common toy.
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54: 7:00 PM. A banner: "Happy Halloween from the Park Slope Volunteer Ambulance Corps."
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55: 7:01 PM. A banner: "Park Slope Civic Council Halloween Parade." They sponsor the parade.
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56: 7:01 PM. An astronaut.
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57: 7:02 PM. A fairy and David Yassky, NYC Taxi & Limosine Commissioner, he in a taxi construction.
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58: 7:02 PM. Zombies from the Park Slope Food Coop.
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59: 7:02 PM. A juggler on a unicycle.
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60: 7:03 PM. Senator Chuck Schumer, who lives in the neighborhood.
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61: 7:03 PM. The Black Spot arc construction full of kids.
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62: 7:03 PM. A bed bug sniffing dog construction from BedBugSuperDogs.com [site no longer up].
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63: 7:04 PM. A large blood sucking bed bug.
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64: 7:04 PM. A woman wearing a skull mask. Represents? At right is a child sleeping in bed. Bed bug bait.
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65: 7:04 PM. Dunce caps? At left is the White Witch and Aslan, the lion, from the novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The king?
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66: 7:04 PM. The White Witch and Aslan, the lion, from the novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
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67: 7:04 PM. The Little Prince from the book and film The Little Prince. Pushing a representation of his home, Asteroid B-612, where a single rose grows.
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68: 7:04 PM. A costume inspired by Día de los Muertos, also known as the Day of the Dead.
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69: 7:04 PM. Dracula or a vampire.
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70: 7:04 PM. The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz.
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71: 7:04 PM. ?
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72: 7:05 PM. A drum band.
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73: 7:05 PM. Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz and a Pac-Man construction.
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74: 7:05 PM. A full-head mask of a skull with a punk-style mohawk.
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75: 7:05 PM. A couple of zombies.
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76: 7:05 PM. A handmade fried egg suit.
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77: 7:05 PM. Killer clowns.
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78: 7:05 PM. Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th film series. At right a Stormtrooper from Star Wars. Left is a blue M&M candy.
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79: 7:06 PM. Two M&M candies. Blue and red, possibly the two political party colors.
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80: 7:06 PM. Master Chief from the video game series Halo.
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81: 7:06 PM. Target's Lewis the Halloween Ghoul with a package of M&Ms behind.
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82: 7:06 PM. Mario and Luigi, the main characters from the Super Mario Bros. video game series.
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83: 7:06 PM. A devil.
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84: 7:06 PM. Gingerbread man in the middle. A prisoner at right. Behind is a large puppet.
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85: 7:07 PM. The Oak Tree Family, a forest with three trees. Carrying a sign with "We survived the 2010 Tornado!!!"
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86: 7:07 PM. A large puppet.
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87: 7:07 PM. The Statue of Liberty.
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88: 7:07 PM. The 5th Street Samba Society. A short lived local musical group. And a clock construction.
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89: 7:08 PM. A Yorkshire Terrier wearing white angel wings.
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90: 7:08 PM. Fairy wings. A mix of costumes.
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91: 7:08 PM. Puppets.
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92: 7:08 PM. A wizard.
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93: 7:08 PM. A large puppet.
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94: 7:09 PM. A frog mask, a shark eating shark mask and a Tyrannosaurus Rex mask.
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95: 7:09 PM. A small mummy being carried by a scarecrow.
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96: 7:09 PM. Young girl riding a white horse construction.
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97: 7:09 PM. A shark eating shark mask and a Tyrannosaurus Rex mask.
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98: 7:09 PM. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Queen of Hearts and Alice.
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99: 7:09 PM. A family. Theme?
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100: 7:10 PM. A family of four skeletons.
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101: 7:10 PM. A ventriloquist's dummy mask and a Smurf.
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102: 7:10 PM. A pirate with a parrot on his shoulder. At right, a devil's eye mask.
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103: 7:11 PM. A cowgirl that has roped a spotted bull.
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104: 7:11 PM. ?
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105: 7:11 PM. A small child in a pumpkin costume.
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106: 7:11 PM. Cookie Monster, from Sesame Street, and a zebra rabbit.
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107: 7:12 PM. A little Captain America.
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108: 7:12 PM. A pirate couple carrying an octopus. Behind is a bishop or pope.
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109: 7:13 PM. A huge rat.
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110: 7:13 PM. A butcher with a red lightsaber.
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111: 7:13 PM. A handmade porcupine hat and two astronauts.
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112: 7:13 PM. A little lizard.
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113: 7:14 PM. The Cat from Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat.
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114: 7:14 PM. A little boxer in her warm up robe.
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115: 7:14 PM. The Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building constructions.
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116: 7:14 PM. Leading the Hearts of Steel.
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117: 7:14 PM. The Hearts of Steel, a Brooklyn steel band with Trinidad roots.
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118: 7:16 PM. Jessie from the Toy Story franchise being carried.
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119: 7:16 PM. Nintendo characters Luigi and Mario.
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120: 7:16 PM. A Lego minifigure construction, with a Star Wars Stormtrooper at the left.
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121: 7:16 PM. A Tropical Island, with Ghostface from Scream and Wolverine from the X-Men comics.
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122: 7:17 PM. Hollywood Squares: Dionne Warwick and Dom DeLuise.
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123: 7:17 PM. The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz.
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124: 7:17 PM. A billionaire hippie. Who? What is in back ?
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125: 7:17 PM. Hats for sale.
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126: 7:18 PM. Could be the sun, or a light bulb. Or?
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127: 7:19 PM. A monkey playing an accordion. A classic toy.
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128: 7:19 PM. A coal miner. A glow in the dark skeleton, called Skelebones. And a lady bug.
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129: 7:19 PM. A cockroach costume.
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130: 7:20 PM. A handmade medieval knight costume.
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131: 7:20 PM. A Yankees Bum.
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132: 7:20 PM. An elephant construction.
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133: 7:21 PM. Pharaoh, Egyptian Queen, Spider-Girl and The Black Cat. They just bought some lightsabers.
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134: 7:21 PM. A little astronaut.
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135: 7:21 PM. The little astronaut with his helmet closed.
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136: 7:23 PM. A snowman.
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137: 7:26 PM. The Wizard of Oz: Tin Man and Cowardly Lion.
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138: 7:29 PM. That's a Bullitt cargo bike from Copenhagen. Masked bandits are riding it.
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139: 7:29 PM. A construction of fluorescent colors. Representing ?
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140: 7:35 PM. Group of Dr. Seuss characters: ?, Thing One and Thing Two, Cat in the Hat, and a bee.
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141: 7:36 PM. Medieval family: a knight with a chain mail headdress, a little fairy, and mom in a style often associated with medieval aesthetics.
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142: 7:37 PM. An entrance to The Old Stone House in Washington Park.
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143: 7:37 PM. ? He also appears in 2011.
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144: 7:38 PM. A group in front of The Old Stone House in Washington Park.
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145: 7:39 PM. Who? Has nautical aspect.
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146: 7:41 PM. The Hearts of Steel, a Brooklyn steel band with Trinidad roots.
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147: 7:41 PM. A construction of ?. He was here in 2008, but with rabbit ears that time.
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148: 7:41 PM. A ghost drummer in a marching band.
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149: 7:42 PM. The Hearts of Steel, a Brooklyn steel band with Trinidad roots.
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150: 7:43 PM. Group of people hanging around at The Old Stone House.
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151: 7:44 PM. Group of people hanging around at The Old Stone House.
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152: 7:44 PM. A huge bed bug construction.
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153: 7:45 PM. A dude wearing a Chick Magnet from Party America. At Amazon.
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154: 7:47 PM. A rocking horse construction.
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155: 7:47 PM. Another "This search can't be processed due to content guidelines." It's Billy the Puppet from the Saw horror franchise, on a swing.
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156: 7:51 PM. Jack-o'-lanterns in front of a house. One is burning on a campfire.
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157: 7:52 PM. A row of Jack-o'-lanterns on a stoop, with a pink fairy? in front.
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