City of Los Angeles to St. Patrick: Your Luck O' The Irish Has Run Out

Fishbowl L.A. found this cold, hard truth on the City of L.A. web site. No St. Patrick's Day Parade for us, given the city's economic crunch.

L.A.'s St. Patrick's Day Parade has always been a small-time affair -- I'm guessing most Angelenos had never heard of it to begin with. But it's still a shame.

Here's a YouTube video of pics from the 2009 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Downtown Los Angeles:



Also, check out this video, from Louis Elovitz, chronicling the 1984 parade downtown.