Where Can I Watch the New York Easter Parade 2010?
There are plenty of great places to get a good look at the NYC Easter Parade. Perhaps the best vantage point is at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Origin, History of the New York Easter Parade The New York Easter parade dates back to the mid-1800s. New York’s high society would walked from their homes to churches along Fifth Avenue, such as St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, and St. Thomas Church. The New York Easter Parade was a larger event than it is now. The NYC Easter Parade even inspired a movie: the 1948 musical Easter Parade starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. The year after the release of the film, around one million people attended the New York Easter Parade.