Vindicator file photo
Vindicator file photo
CHRISTMAS PARADE: An estimated 50,000 people crowded downtown Youngstown streets for the 1955 Christmas parade on Nov. 23. They enjoyed the 45-minute parade of floats and bands far more than the traffic jam afterward, which was described as one of the worst in years. Seventy patrolmen, aided by auxiliary police, worked for hours untangling the tie-ups.