Parade Itinerary 
GM Futurliner Restoration Project
National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States

HOME
'33 World's Fair

1936 Parade
1938 Previews
1941 Parade
'53-'56 Tour
1953 Parade

1954 Parade
  Purpose
  Preview
  Review
  Kettering
  Executives
On Parade
  Page 2
  Page 3
On The Road
  Movement
  Itinerary
  Accident Rpts.
Ops. Center
  Coordinating
  Ops. Report

Aero-O-Dome
Exhibits
Demonstrations
Appreciation Letters
Futurliner
In-Line Six
Other Futurliners
Paraders
Oral Roberts Cathedral Cruiser

This is a "Parade Itinerary" issued July 20, 1953 from John E. Ryan.


BULLETIN NO. 53-25

The itinerary of the Parade of Progress through August 31, is shown below. It is to be understood that it is subject to change.

Thu. July 23 Leave Grand Rapids for Lansing, Michigan (63 miles)
(Quarters in Olds Hotel)
Parade through Business District, 11:00 A.M.
Commence Setup (Lansing Sexton High School Athletic Field)
Fri. July 24 Lansing - Complete Setup
Preview 7:30 P.M.
Sat. July 25
through
Sun. Aug. 2
Lansing - Public Showings, daily 2 - 10 P.M.
Mon. Aug. 3 Lansing - Tear Down
Tue. Aug. 4 Leave Lansing for Saginaw, Michigan (102 miles)
(Quarters in Bancroft Hotel)
Parade through Business District of Bay City, 11:00 A.M.
Parade through Business District of Saginaw, 11:45 A.M.
Commence Setup (Saginaw Fairgrounds)
Wed. Aug. 5 Saginaw - Complete Setup 
Preview 7:30 P.M.
Thu. Aug. 6
through
Mon. Aug. 10
Saginaw - Public Showings, daily 2 - 10 P.M.
Tue. Aug 11 Saginaw - Tear Down
Wed. Aug. 12 Leave Saginaw for Flint, Michigan (32 miles)
(Quarters in Durant Hotel)
Parade through Business District, 11:00 A.M.
Commence Setup (IMA Athletic Park)
Thu. Aug. 13 Complete Setup
Preview 7:30 P.M.
Fri. Aug. 14
through
Sun. Aug. 23
Flint - Public Showings, daily 2 - 10 P.M.
Mon. Aug. 24 Flint - Tear Down
Tue. Aug. 25  Leave Flint for Pontiac, Michigan (35 miles) 
(Quarters in Waldron and Pontiac Hotels)
Parade through Business District
Commence Setup (Washington Junior High School)
Wed. Aug. 26 Complete Setup
Preview
Thu. Aug. 27
through
Mon. Aug. 31
Pontiac - Public Showings, daily 2 - 10 P.M.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you have any additional information about the history or whereabouts of additional Futurliners, we would like to hear from you. Our objective is to capture as much of the history of these vehicles as possible.

Copyright 1999-2018. All rights reserved.