TOWN PROMENADE.

Thames Star, Volume LXI, Issue 16940, 2 August 1927, Page 5

TOWN PROMENADE.

THE STREETS CROWDED. It was a happy thought that induced the Executive to make Saturday evening the “long night.” It had its reward in the cheerful bustling crowds that thronged the streets all afternoon and evening. The gaily lit and dressed shops, the decorations, the street lighting, all showed at their best.

Pioneers, old Thames boys and girls, and present residents together many renewing old acquaintances and friendship. The footpaths were blocked time and again as some one was joyfully recognised and at once crowded round with happy folk, all keen to do honour to the visitor. Nobody minded the obstruction, in fact, many looked on with smiles just to see the gladness that emanated from these meetings. It tugged at the heartstrings. |

Although the shops did fair business —the rush was on Saturday morning —most people were in the streets mostly for pleasure, and were too interested to attend to such mundane matters as getting in stores, etc. Probably Thames will never see such a crowd again for many years as walked up and down Pollen Street,on Saturday night, and nobody enjoyed it so much as the old folk. The carnival spirit was let loose.