Fans began lining up before 6 am around a Dodger blue Los Angeles City Hall for the parade to celebrate the World Series champion Dodgers on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Waves of baseball fans began lining up before 6 a.m. in anticipation of the Los Angeles Dodgers World Series victory parade Friday morning, Nov. 1.
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Before dawn, City Hall was illuminated in Dodger blue, as it has since the team captured baseball’s World Championship with a dramatic come-from-behind win over the Yankees on Wednesday night in New York.
“I knew we should have started walking before,” one woman huffed to her husband as they trekked up Temple Avenue to Gloria Molina Grand Park. “Use your core,” she urged.
Fans bundled up to keep warm on the chilly morning, toting along folding chairs, bags of food and other items.
Thousands of fans will join Dodgers players, staff and families at Friday’s “Victory Day in L.A.” celebration. Waves of city workers, transportation staff, firefighters and police officers will be rolling along the downtown route, too, as well as folks who usually work Downtown, too. Residents were warned to stay out of the area unless they are attending the parade or have to work in the area.
Scores of streets will be closed as well as some public buildings. Fans were urged to use public transport for the event due to “significant streets closures and limited public parking.”
The county Hall of Administration and the Hall of Records will both be closed today. All downtown Los Angeles Superior Court buildings will also be closed, and all matters on calendar for Friday will be rescheduled.
The 2024 Dodgers Championship Parade will begin at 11 a.m. in front of Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring St. and go on a 45-minute route from 1st Street to Grand Avenue to 5th Street, ending at the intersection of 5th and Flower Streets. A ticketed event will follow at Dodger Stadium.
Here’s your guide to everything you need to know about the parade.
Both the parade and the stadium event will be televised live in their entirety on Spectrum SportsNet LA, and on local TV stations. Television coverage is expected to begin at 9:30 a.m.
The parade, featuring team members riding atop double-decker buses, will begin at 11 a.m. at Gloria Molina Grand Park across from City Hall. Mayor Karen Bass will speak to officially begin the 45-minute procession, which will move south on Spring Street, then west on First Street, south on Grand Avenue and west on Fifth Street, ending in the area of Fifth and Flower streets.
During a news conference Thursday morning, Bass and other officials outlined a coordinated effort to ensure the parade uplifts the “championship team, dedicated fans and its proud city.”
“Last week, I stood with city leaders to say that L.A. is ready —ready to host the World Series, ready to welcome visitors from near and far and, most importantly, ready to win,” Bass said. “Now, we are ready to celebrate.”
According to the mayor’s office, Los Angeles Unified School District schools will remain open Friday, and families are urged to be mindful of anticipated traffic congestion.
According to the team, parking gates at the stadium will open at 8:30 a.m. for the Friday celebration, and the stadium entry gates will open at 9 a.m. Food and merchandise will be available for purchase. In-stadium entertainment will be offered prior to the team’s arrival, including coverage of the parade on DodgerVision video boards.
“All Dodger Stadium guidelines and rules will apply to this event, including the reminder not to bring in signs, bags or any other items that aren’t permitted under our policies,” according to a statement from the team.
The Dodgers noted that “due to logistics, traffic and timing, fans will not be able to attend both events (the parade and the stadium celebration).”
The Dodgers won their second World Series championship in five years Wednesday night and eighth in their history, overcoming a five-run deficit to defeat the New York Yankees, 7-6, at Yankee Stadium and win the best-of-seven series four games to one.
Dodger fan Alberto Valenzuela arrived early in front of a Dodger blue Los Angeles City Hall for the parade to celebrate the World Series champion Dodgers on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Dodger officials said a portion of the proceeds from the stadium event will be donated to the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, “which is tackling the most pressing problems facing Los Angeles with a mission to improve education, health care, homelessness and social justice for all Angelenos.”
Both the parade and the stadium event will be televised live in their entirety on Spectrum SportsNet LA, and on local TV stations. Television coverage is expected to begin at 9:30 a.m.
The celebratory events will be held on the 64th anniversary of the birth of legendary Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzeula, who died Oct. 22.
“It’s going to be emotional,” Dodger manager Dave Roberts said. “Fernando was a friend of mine. I know he’s smiling right now and very proud of this organization. So he’s going to be missed. I’m sure it’s something that he would want to have been a part of, but it’s going to be emotional for all of us.”
City News Service contributed to this report
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