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Under a sunny sky, the third annual Soap Box Derby
parade took place in Sandusky on Saturday, July 24, 1954. An article in the
July 16, 1954 issue of the Sandusky
Register Star News showed the exact placement of all the parade
participants.
Several of the floats carried the
Soap Box Derby cars, which were driven in the vehicles of the sponsors. Other
parade participants were public officials, local civic organizations, and several marching units including the Moose
majorettes and the Sandusky High School marching band. Below is a float from
the Elmer Borchardt Company of Castalia, Ohio.
This float from the Sandusky Safety
Council appears to have pulled by an old steam-powered tractor:
The Eagles Club float features a large flag on the
front of the truck:
1 comment:
I enjoyed seeing the photos of the Soap Box Derby Parade of 1954. I was there!!! It was held was a few weeks after I had graduated from St. Mary's High. As a Cub Scout several years earlier, I had made and raced in the Derby held in Sandusky, but was not a winner. Did an entry from Sandusky ever race in the championship race in Akron?? Ed Daniel
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