Astros fans come out by the hundreds of thousands to celebrate the city's first World Series title

Houston mayor Sylvester Turner holds up the World Series trophy, while George Springer (4) cheers to the crowd during the parade. Houston mayor Sylvester Turner holds up the World Series trophy, while George Springer (4) cheers to the crowd during the parade. Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 246 Caption Close Astros fans come out by the hundreds of thousands to celebrate the city's first World Series title 1 / 246 Back to Gallery

Some of them began filling the downtown streets before the sun even rose over the city of Houston, all for the love of the Astros.

On Friday afternoon, the city of Houston hosted just the third championship parade in its history (the most recent was the 1995 parade for the Rockets) and hundreds of thousands of Houstonians came out to see the team aboard floats, if only for a few minutes.

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The team finally winning a World Series title after 56 seasons as a franchise was a reason to scream and shout after a month or so of stressful late-night games, nail-biting innings, and soul-shattering losses.

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Heck, even kids in the Houston Independent School District were given the day off from classes. We doubt that had anything to do with their bedraggled teachers and parents needing one day of relief.

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Fans brought out their best lawn chairs, noise makers, signage, and Astros gear to show off their team spirit along the route.

By the end of it, many of them could barely speak from screaming and shouting for the team.

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