Ghost Town
Sep 25, 2021
2 minutes
Photo by TONY VALAINIS
—ASHLEY PETRY
This year marks the 75th festival, but not the 75th anniversary. The event debuted in 1927 with a costume contest, a street dance, and a parade along Washington Street—all planned in just three days. Aft er a few years, the festival fizzled, but it was revived in 1946 as an economic development initiative. The parade and costume
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