Party in WeHo: Looking back at the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnival

Miguel Bravo, Fernando Vink and Javiar Gama parade along Santa Monica Boulevard during the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval. Officials estimated at least 300,000 people attended.  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

A dog looks at Dennis Miller as God in the West Hollywood Costume Carnaval on Santa Monica Blvd.  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

Ricardo Lauritzen as Snow White and Mauricio Oliveira as the Little Mermaid, both from Brazil, have some fun in the West Hollywood Costume Carnaval.  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

A girl in a costume walks through the crowd in the West Hollywood Costume Carnaval.  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

Tony Cruz holds his 1 year old daughter, Tatiana, as his wife, Akiko, as Snow White and David, 5, look at the costumes in the West Hollywood Costume Carnaval.  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

Chris Shaw of San Fernando as Marvin the Martian in the West Hollywood Costume Carnaval.  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

Miss Geneva sings his way down the street in the West Hollywood Costume Carnaval.  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

Ronnie Galarze of Brea as PeeWee Herman in the West Hollywood Costume Carnaval.  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

One Frankenstein tries to find his way through the crowd, while another mingles.  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

Boys dressed up as the boys _ Eric, Kyle, Stan and Kenny_ of “South Park.”  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

Three-year-old Ava Ruggiero gets a good look at Jennifer Friel at Tuesday night’s Halloween street party in West Hollywood.   (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Mark Harris, left, and Mark Scott, right, have a political message with their fun at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval.   (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

JD Rios enjoys his time in his handmade Vegas Showgirl costume at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval.   (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Andy Johnson is Dr. Frankenstein, who is accompanied by one of his associates.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Ronnie Galarze drove up from Orange County to be ‘Frida’ along Santa Monica Blvd at the annual West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval.   (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Maya Malaya of Orange County at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval.   (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval, revelers, left-right, Tim Lupton, Ken Williams and Scott Hutton as “Marines Raise Flag Over Iwo Jima.”   (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

A huge crowd gathers along Santa Monica Blvd at the annual West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval.   (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

At the West Hollywood Halloween street festival, which drew more than 250,000 people on Oct. 31, 2002, Tommy Young waves from his “Wizard of Oz” float.   (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. County Sheriff deputies patrolling the streets of West Hollywood during the Halloween festival as revelers stroll by on Oct. 31, 2001.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Moses Medina entertains the crowd at the West Hollywood street festival as Linda Blair‘s character from “The Exorcist” on Oct. 31, 2000.   (Anacleto Rapping / Los Angeles Times)