Bands of costumed performers — musicians, wenches, fancies and even a construction worker clown shooting a toilet paper gun — marched south on Broad Street on a mile-long route that reversed usual course and skipped the South Philadelphia neighborhoods considered the birthplace of the 113-year-old parade.
Read the full AP story of the 2015 Mummers Parade:
http://www.timesleader.com/news/news/50964464/Phillys-Mummers-ring-in-2015-along-shortened-route