To celebrate of the Texas Rangers' World Series victory on Wednesday, the city of Arlington threw a parade for fans on Friday. Schools closed, and hundreds of thousands of fans gathered in the streets to celebrate the team's first-ever World Series title. The parade featured appearances by the Rangers themselves as well as various Arlington dignitaries and local high-school marching bands and cheerleaders.
The celebration turned raucous even before the parade began, with dozens of spectators climbing on top of street signs and buildings to get a better look. Some even darted to the other side of the road between floats to get a better look.
Police presence was heavy during this event, but the officers on duty took a laissez-faire approach to unruly spectators. There was a sense that after such a historic victory, Rangers fans deserved their moment to party to their hearts' content.