Dodger fans line up before sunrise for the victory parade around City Hall, lit in Dodger blue – Orange County Register

Waves of baseball fans lined up before 6 a.m. in anticipation of the Los Angeles Dodgers World Series victory parade on Friday morning, November 1.

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Before sunrise, City Hall was lit up in Dodger blue, as it has always been since the team captured the Baseball World Cup with a dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Yankees on Wednesday night in New York.

“I knew we should have walked sooner,” one woman snorted to her husband as they walked up Temple Avenue to Gloria Molina Grand Park. “Use your core,” she urged.

Fans packed in to stay warm on the cold morning, with folding chairs, bags of food and other items.

Thousands of fans will join Dodgers players, staff and families for Friday’s “Victory Day in LA” celebration. Waves of city workers, transportation workers, firefighters and police officers will also roll along the downtown route, as well as people who usually work downtown as well. Residents were warned to stay out of the area unless they are attending the parade or have to work in the area.

Dozens of streets will be closed, as well as some public buildings. Fans were urged to use it public transport for the event due to “significant street closures and limited public parking.”

The County Hall of Administration and the Hall of Records are both closed today. All Superior Court buildings in downtown Los Angeles are also closed and all cases scheduled for Friday are being rescheduled.

The 2024 Dodgers Championship Parade will begin at 11 a.m. in front of Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring St. and will last 45 minutes 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 everything you need to know about the parade.

Both the parade and the stadium event will be television livee in their entirety on Spectrum SportsNet LA and on local TV stations. The television broadcast is expected to start at 9:30 am

The parade, with team members riding in double-decker buses, starts at 11 a.m. at Gloria Molina Grand Park, across from City Hall. Mayor Karen Bass will deliver a speech to officially begin the 45-minute procession, which will travel south on Spring Street, then west on First Street, south on Grand Avenue and west on Fifth Street, ending in the area of ​​Fifth Street and Flower St.

During a news conference Thursday morning, Bass and other officials outlined a coordinated effort to ensure the parade elevates the “championship team, the dedicated fans and the proud city.”

“Last week, I stood with city leaders to say LA 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’re ready to celebrate.”

Los Angeles Unified School District schools will remain open Friday and families are urged to plan for expected traffic congestion, according to the mayor’s office.

According to the team, the parking gates at the stadium will open at 8:30 a.m. for the Friday celebration, and the stadium entrance gates will open at 9 a.m. There will be food and merchandise for sale. Entertainment will be provided in the stadium prior to the team’s arrival, including coverage of the parade on DodgerVision video boards.

“All Dodger Stadium guidelines and rules apply to this event, including the reminder not to bring signs, bags or other items not permitted under our policies,” a statement from the team said.

The Dodgers noted that “due to logistics, traffic and timing, fans will not be able to attend both events (the parade and the stadium party).”

The Dodgers won their second World Series championship in five years and eighth in their history on Wednesday night, overcoming a five-run deficit to beat the New York Yankees 7-6 at Yankee Stadium to end the best-of-seven series of four games to win. to one.

Dodger officials said a portion of proceeds from the stadium event will be donated to the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, “which addresses the most pressing issues facing Los Angeles with a mission to bring education, health care, homelessness and social justice to all Angelenos to improve. .”

Both the parade and stadium events will be broadcast live in their entirety on Spectrum SportsNet LA and on local TV stations. The television broadcast is expected to start at 9:30 am

The celebratory events will be held on the 64th anniversary of the birth of legendary Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzeula, who passed away on October 22.

“It’s going to be emotional,” Dodger manager Dave Roberts said. “Fernando was a friend of mine. I know he is smiling now and very proud of this organization. So he will be missed. I’m sure it’s something he would have loved to be a part of, but it will be emotional for all of us.”

City News Service contributed to this report