Canyon of Heroes
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"Canyon of Heroes" is a colloquialism referring to the section of New York City's lower Broadway and the Financial District that is the historic location of the city's ticker-tape parades.
The traditional route of the parade is northward from Bowling Green to City Hall Park. Most of the route is lined with tall office buildings along both sides, affording a view of the parade for thousands of office workers and the snowstorm-like jettison of shredded paper products onto the parade.
The sidewalks along the Canyon of Heroes have black granite strips embedded within them listing honorees of past ticker-tape parades.
The last parade at the Canyon of Heroes was on February 5, 2008 for the New York Giants, in honor of their upset victory in Super Bowl XLII over the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
