Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Manhattan, New York City

Macy&Thanksgiving Day Parade, Manhattan, New York City The annual Macy&Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the world&largest parade, is presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy&The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with America&Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit (with both parades being four years younger than Philadelphia&Thanksgiving Day Parade). The three-hour Macy&event is held in Manhattan starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thanksgiving Day, and has been televised nationally on NBC since 1952. Employees at Macy&department stores have the option of marching in the parade. The Parade has always taken place in Manhattan. The parade originally started from 145th Street in Harlem and ended at Herald Square, making a 6-mile (9.7 km) route. In the 1930s, the balloons were inflated in the area of 110th Street and Amsterdam Avenue near St. John the Divine Cathedral. The parade proceeded South on Amsterdam Avenue to 106th Street and turned east. At Columbus Avenue, the balloons had to be lowered to go under the Ninth Avenue El. Past the El tracks, the parade proceeded through 106th Street to Central Park West and turned south to terminate at Macy&Department Store. A new route was established for the 2009 parade. From 77th Street and Central Park West, the route went south along Central Park to Columbus Circle, then east along Central Park South. The parade would then make a right...