High Heel Race 2008 Photos

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Once again, our Dupont neighborhood celebrated a great local tradition of the High Heel Race that combines Halloween and Mardi gras on the Tuesday before Halloween. The race began decades ago when drunken drag queens raced from one bar to another in high heels along 17th Street NW. The event now draws many thousands including DC Mayor Fenty. Spectators watch participants parade up and down Seventeenth Street NW before the race and afterwards get to pose with them. Dupont’s two-legged dog, Scoop, paraded before the race wearing a tasteful orange and black witch’s hat. Sorry, I don’t have photos of Scoop. There were more Sarah Pallins than the photos show. The most common accessory this year was carrying a baby. The last photo is me with MPD’s Sergeant McDonald, Deputy Chief Groomes and newly appointed District Commander Matthew Klein. I want to thank all the volunteers and MPD who made our fabulous event possible.