This year’s parade is dedicated to the memory of YMO brothers Elroy Stroughter and Howard Turner, Sr.
Here’s the route:
START @ 2101 S. Liberty St. (YMO Clubhouse). Up Josephine St. to Simon Bolivar.
LEFT onto Simon Bolivar. Up Simon Bolivar to Erato St.
RIGHT onto Erato St. to S. Saratoga St.
STOP 1233 S. Saratoga St. (Glady’s Bar)
Up Erato St. to Rampart St.
RIGHT onto Rampart St. Up Rampart St. to Felicity St.
RIGHT onto Felicity St. Up Felicity St. to Simon Bolivar.
LEFT onto Simon Bolivar. Up Simon Bolivar to Jackson Ave.
LEFT on Jackson Ave. Up Jackson Ave. to Brainard St.
RIGHT onto Brainard. Up Baronne St. to Second St.
RIGHT on Second St. to
STOP 2433 Dryades (Sportsman’s Lounge). Up Second St. to Danneel.
LEFT onto Danneel. Up Danneel to Washington.
RIGHT onto Washington. Up Washington to Claiborne.
RIGHT on Claiborne to
STOP 2600 S. Claiborne Ave. (Med-Pro Pharmacy). Up Claiborne to Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
RIGHT on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. to
STOP 2600 MLK (Club S&S). Up Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd to Simon Bolivar.
RIGHT on Simon Bolivar to Jackson Ave.
RIGHT on Jackson. Up Jackson Ave. to S. Liberty St.
RIGHT on S. Liberty. Up S. Liberty to the home of the Young Men Olympian Junior Benevolent Association, Inc. 2101 South Liberty St.
DISBAND
Here’s a profile of longtime Young Men Olympia president Norman Dixon Sr.
Dixon Sr. was a second line ambassador and Giant of the Fest