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The Sloane Collection, no. 2 - Shriners Parade on Main Street, Houston, 1925 Story Sloane, III Silent | 1925 Normal Large video Large content Full video
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For this film, the camera would have been set up at 909 Main Street and facing north. On the left is the Bender Hotel.
The group of men was shot in front of the old City Auditorium, which stood at 615 Louisiana.
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About the video Texas Locations Keywords Among the earliest known footage of downtown Houston, this film features a large gathering of Shriners units from the region marching in a parade down Main Street. Captured are a number of marching bands, a motorcade of Packard sedans, and even a few elephants in the procession.