Halloween in Skinker-DeBaliviere: Celebrations Through the Years
Costumes, school parades, parties and community gatherings have filled the pages of The Times for decades. Explore the photographs and reporting that preserve these neighborhood traditions.
Halloween Through the Years — Photo Carousel
Halloween costume photograph montage, source fragment 1 of 3. The Paper, December 1976, page 7. Photos by Mary Boyts.
Children at the neighborhood Halloween party. Photo by King Schoenfeld. The Paper, December 1977, page 9.
Children at the Rosedale Neighbors Halloween party, St. Roch’s Gym. The Paper, December 1981, page 8. Photographer not credited.
Winners of the best costume awards at the 15th annual Rosedale Halloween Party took their bows before an audience of over 150 children at St. Roch's gymnasium. The Neighborhood Paper, December 1982, page 7. Photographer not credited.
Costume winners at Rosedale Neighbors’ sixteenth annual Halloween party. Photo by King Schoenfeld. The Paper, December 1983, page 9. The full article preserves the original identifications.
Rosedale Neighbors’ Halloween Party winners. Photo by King Schoenfeld. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, December 1985, page 2. Individual positions not identified in the caption.
The children were the Halloween Costume Winners at the Rosedale Neighbors party on October 31, 1991. Photo by King Schoenfeld.
Winners of the 1992 costume contest sponsored by Rosedale Neighbors at St. Roch School. Photo by King Schoenfeld.
Historical notices describe their original period. Their dates, prices and contact information are not current event invitations.
Halloween Stories From the Archives
Halloween in Recent Years
This Year’s Halloween Events
Current coverage with a verified event date. Promotions disappear after the event; the articles remain available in the collection.
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