Baseball fans began lining up before 6 a.m. to await the Los Angeles Dodgers World Series victory parade on Friday morning, Nov. 1.

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Before dawn, City Hall was illuminated in Dodger blue, as it has been since the team captured baseball’s World Series with a dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Yankees in New York on Wednesday night.

“I knew we should have started walking sooner,” a woman grumbled to her husband as Gloria Molina walked down Temple Avenue toward Grand Park. “Use your core,” he urged.

Fans gathered together, carrying folding chairs, bags of food and other items to keep warm on the chilly morning.

Thousands of fans will join Dodgers players, staff and families at Friday’s “Victory Day in Los Angeles” celebration. City employees, transportation personnel, firefighters and police officers, as well as people who typically work Downtown, will also travel along the downtown route. Residents were warned to avoid the area unless they were attending a parade or had to work in the area.

In addition to many streets, some public buildings will also be closed. Fans were asked to use public transportation due to “significant street closures and limited public parking” for the event.

District Administration Hall and Registration Hall will be closed today. All Superior Court buildings in downtown Los Angeles will also be closed and all Friday matters on the calendar will be rescheduled.

2024 Dodgers Championship Parade at 11 a.m. at Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring St. It will start in front of the street and run a 45-minute route from 1st Street to Grand Avenue to 5th Street, ending at the intersection of 5th and Flower streets. Streets. A ticketed event at Dodger Stadium will follow.

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Both parade and stadium event live on airAll on Spectrum SportsNet LA and local TV stations. Television broadcast is expected to start at 9.30 am

The parade, where team members will ride double-decker buses, will start at 11:00 at Gloria Molina Grand Park, opposite City Hall. Mayor Karen Bass will speak to officially launch the 45-minute parade, which will head south on Spring Street, then west on First Street, south on Grand Avenue and west on Fifth Avenue, ending in the area of ​​Fifth and Flower streets.

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

“Last week, I stood with city leaders to say that Los Angeles is 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, according to the mayor’s office, and families are urged to be wary of expected traffic congestion.

According to the team, the stadium parking gates will open at 8.30am and the stadium entrance gates will open at 9am for the Friday celebration. Food and commercial goods can be sold. In-stadium entertainment will be available before the team arrives, including broadcasting the parade on DodgerVision video boards.

“All guidelines and rules of Dodger Stadium will apply to this event, including a warning against bringing signs, bags or other items not permitted under our policies,” according to a statement from the team.

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

The Dodgers won their second World Series title in five years and eighth in their history on Wednesday night; They overcame a five-run deficit to defeat the New York Yankees 7-6 at Yankee Stadium, marking the best-of-seven series. to someone.

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

Both the parade and the entire stadium event will be broadcast live on Spectrum SportsNet LA and local TV stations. 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 died on October 22.

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

City News Service contributed to this report