A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from October 29, 2015
Halloweekend (Halloween + weekend)

When Halloween (“All Hallows’ Evening” falls on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday, that weekend is often called “Halloweekend” (Halloween + weekend). The term “Halloweekend” has been cited in print since at least 1977.
 
There have been several “Halloweekend” trademarks, with a first trademark use in 1992. New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority used the term in 2006.
 
   
Wikipedia: Halloween
Halloween, or Hallowe’en (/ˌhæləˈwiːn, -oʊˈiːn, ˌhɑːl-/; a contraction of “All Hallows’ Evening”), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed believers.
 
According to many scholars, All Hallows’ Eve is a Christianized feast influenced by Celtic harvest festivals, with possible pagan roots, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain. Other scholars maintain that it originated independently of Samhain and has solely Christian roots.
 
Typical contemporary festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related “guising”), attending costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing and divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories and watching horror films. In many parts of the world, the Christian religious observances of All Hallows’ Eve, including attending church services and lighting candles on the graves of the dead, remain popular, although in other locations, these solemn customs are less pronounced in favor of a more commercial and secular celebration.
 
20 October 1977, Marietta (GA) Daily Journal, pg. 10 (?), col. 1:
Six Flags To Offer ‘Halloweekend’
Six Flags Over Georgia’s advertising theme is the “land of Screams and Dreams.” But the emphasis will be on screams Oct. 29-30, when the park hosts “Halloweekend.”
 
27 October 1977, The Sun (Alvin, TX), “Astroworld Plan Halloween Treat,” pg. 14, col. 5:
The three-day Halloweekend unfolds on Saturday, as the Houston theme park opens from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., then re-opens its County Fair section from 6 p.m. - midnight, with special haunted house activities and disco dancing contests.
 
Twitter
Luke Ferdinand
‏@LJ
we have to go to hazleton and side-tripping halloweekend would work fine
3:21 PM - 27 Sep 2007
 
Twitter
brian cors
‏@briancors
is getting ready to embark for a day (and “Halloweekend” night) at Cedar Point!
7:43 AM - 6 Oct 2007
 
Urban Dictionary
Halloweekend
When the holiday of Halloween falls on a weekend (being a Friday, Saturday or Sunday), the entire weekend is then dubbed to be a Halloweekend. It may refer to the entire weekend being considered as one large, three night holiday.
John: Hey what are you plans this weekend?
Linda: Halloween is this weekend, I have some mad parties to go to during this halloweekend.

by thecunningjoker October 29, 2009
 
(Trademark)
Word Mark HALLOWEEK HALLOWEEKEND
Goods and Services (CANCELLED) IC 035. US 101. G & S: cooperative advertising services for educational and cultural institutions presenting Halloween related activities. FIRST USE: 19920701. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19920701
Mark Drawing Code (5) WORDS, LETTERS, AND/OR NUMBERS IN STYLIZED FORM
Serial Number 74441107
Filing Date September 28, 1993
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition September 13, 1994
Registration Number 1865938
Registration Date December 6, 1994
Owner (REGISTRANT) VILLAGE HALLOWEEN PARADE, INC. CORPORATION NEW YORK Rokeby Farm Barrytown NEW YORK 12507
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Affidavit Text SECT 8 (6-YR).
Live/Dead Indicator DEAD
Cancellation Date September 11, 2005
 
(Trademark)
Word Mark HALLOWEEKENDS
Goods and Services IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: CLOTHING, NAMELY, HEADWEAR, T-SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS. FIRST USE: 19970926. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19970926
IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES IN THE NATURE OF HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS AT AMUSEMENT PARKS, NAMELY, COSTUME CHARACTERS, AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES, AND OTHER HALLOWEEN-RELATED ACTIVITIES. FIRST USE: 19970926. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19970926
Mark Drawing Code (3) DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS, AND/OR NUMBERS
Design Search Code 26.01.21 - Circles that are totally or partially shaded.
26.11.21 - Rectangles that are completely or partially shaded
26.11.28 - Miscellaneous designs with overall rectangular shape; Rectangular shapes (miscellaneous overall shape)
26.17.09 - Bands, curved; Bars, curved; Curved line(s), band(s) or bar(s); Lines, curved
Serial Number 75396277
Filing Date November 25, 1997
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition July 20, 1999
Registration Number 2284613
Registration Date October 12, 1999
Owner (REGISTRANT) Cedar Fair, L.P. Cedar Fair Management Company, an Ohio Corporation LIMITED PARTNERSHIP DELAWARE One Cedar Point Drive Sandusky OHIO 44870
Assignment Recorded ASSIGNMENT RECORDED
Attorney of Record SUSAN NEUBERGER WELLER
Type of Mark TRADEMARK. SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Affidavit Text SECT 15. SECT 8 (6-YR). SECTION 8(10-YR) 20090617.
Renewal 1ST RENEWAL 20090617
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
 
(Trademark)
Word Mark HALLOWEEKEND
Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services in the nature of Halloween celebrations at venues other than amusement parks, namely, musical and spoken word performances, trick or treating events and pumpkin carving demonstrations. FIRST USE: 20061019. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20061019
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 77243388
Filing Date July 31, 2007
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Owner (APPLICANT) Metropolitan Transportation Authority PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION NEW YORK Legal Department 347 Madison Avenue New York NEW YORK 10017
Attorney of Record Lester G. Freundlich
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator DEAD
Abandonment Date February 27, 2009

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityHolidays/Events/Parades • Thursday, October 29, 2015 • Permalink


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