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Rose Parade Post Parade: A Showcase of Floats, Tournament of Roses, Chapter One out of Six
Farmer’s Insurance Honoring Hometown Heroes.
Odd Fellows Rebekahs Sacrifice to Serve. The float riders included seven purple heart recipients and several dignitaries of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
The flora-graphs feature Purple Heart recipients, honoring those who have been wounded in service of our country. The Purple Heart materials include; blue iris, gold clover and flax seeds.
Directors Trophy winner. American Eagle materials include; corn husk, palm bark, pampas grass and powdered rice. Eagles eyes made from; coffee, walnut shell and silver buffalo grass.
Every New Year my favorite event on television by far is the Tournament of Roses Parade held in Pasadena. The commentators always have the scoop on each float, high school band, horses, cars, recording artists, Mayor’s and various famous people participating.
Lions Clubs International Engaging Our Youth and Preserving Our Environment. The 10 foot paper bark bridge stretches over a floral pool with iris rose. The rock formations are of lettuce seed and poppy seed.Lions Clubs International Engaging Our Youth and Preserving Our Environment. The water wheel is made from redwood bark, uses about 100 gallons of water and the roof is adorned with hand cut cedar shingles. The float has orange, lavender and pink roses.
South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association Booster Club. Materials used include: Silver leaf for the chrome, pink kidney beans for fenders, cranberry seed for the dash, sycamore seeds for the seats and convertible top.
South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association Booster Club. Approximately 40,000 Red Paris Roses cover the roadster’s body. The Tiger is South Pasadena High’s mascot.
Last year I wrote about attending this Post Parade event and was so inspired and impressed with the experience I just had to come back. Just love to talk to the people in White Coats who know about each detail and meaning behind the floats. The roses are just the beginning. A plethora of flora and fauna cover each magnificent float. This year I saw potatoes and green bell peppers.
South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association Booster Club.
During the parade the yellow grill had ‘smoke’ coming out.
Farmer’s Insurance Honoring Hometown Heroes. The float celebrates the men and women who heroically serve their communities and country. The Americana Trophy winner for outstanding depiction of natural treasures and traditions. First car includes; red carnations, blue iris and double stock.
Each year the floats are accessible to the public from January 1st to January 2nd. Tickets are $15. per person and can be purchased before you board the free shuttle or online with Sharp Seating Company. I highly recommend using the free shuttle service since close parking is really hard to find. The free shuttle/parking locations: Rose Bowl Stadium Lot B and Pasadena City College: 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. (enter off Del Mar Blvd. or Bonnie near corner of Hill Ave.)
Farmer’s Insurance Honoring Hometown Heroes. The float celebrates the men and women who heroically serve their communities and country. Second car includes; silver leaf and Christmas mums.
Farmer’s Insurance Honoring Hometown Heroes. The float celebrates the men and women who heroically serve their communities and country. Cattleya orchids and multicolor roses adorn this float.
City of Hope Transforming Lives with Hope. Making a Difference. Isabella Coleman Trophy winner for most outstanding presentation of color and color harmony through floral design. Celebrates survivors who are paying it forward.
City of Hope Transforming Lives with Hope. Making a Difference. The Wishing Tree is filled with over 400 wishes from patients, family members and caregivers. Butterfly’s represent the miraculous healing that’s taking place throughout the organization. The wishing tree materials include; ground parsley, lentil, yellow and red strawflower.
ADA accessible parking location: Victory Park Recreation Center: 2575 Paloma St. (enter off Paloma St. from N. Altadena Dr.) MTA fee based shuttle service is offered from the Sierra Madre Villa Gold Line Station to the Post Parade venue.
City of Hope Transforming Lives with Hope. Making a Difference. The Wishing Tree is filled with over 400 wishes from patients, family members and caregivers.
There are rows of port-a potty’s located throughout the venue. They provide hand sanitizer as well. Food vendor carts are easy to find. Some carry soda or water. A diet soda is a welcome addition for me. Usually we just wait until we leave to find a local restaurant to eat at. American Beauty had a kiosk and they were giving out free pasta. One pack per person, whoo hoo!
This post will be split up into six separate chapters. Since I literally took more than a few hundred pictures.
Main entrance at: E Washington Blvd & E Sierra Madre Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
By Maggie
I use a combination of my iPhone and my Fujifilm X-E2 camera for all my photographs. Just depends on where I am as to which one I'll use to take my pictures with. I love to write original stories combined with my photographs.
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We just celebrated our 14th Anniversary this October 2016!! So exciting!!
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A couple since 2003 and now on the precipice of this new journey, our fondest hope is this website serves a purpose. One of useful information presented in an elegant, beautiful photographic setting.
Together we love to discover new restaurants, food trucks, diners, café’s, huts or where ever we find food being served. The love of artful, carefully crafted, passionately orchestrated food, beverages and let’s not forget desert, Is something we both enjoy immensely. Immersing ourselves in the history, culture and surrounding locations of our adventures hopefully leads to not only meeting new people, but making new friends, sharing ideas, listening to stories and learning something new everyday.
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You guys are so great, this blog is a travel show of it’s own similar to shows I’m a fan of on YouTube and I know it’s just you being your awesome selves. I’m pretty sure the white bald eagle feathers are made of pampas grass tops, great series! https://www.youtube.com/user/thefoodranger
cool, it’s like a western guide of international foods, the descriptions and scene are quite vivid, there are several food channels I follow online, it’s all authentic views of food I sometimes enjoy trying and I jokingly call it fooding while I food if i happen to be eating while watching hahah.
Great photos of the floats! We gotta go again next year!
Thanks! Yes the tradition will prevail!
You guys are so great, this blog is a travel show of it’s own similar to shows I’m a fan of on YouTube and I know it’s just you being your awesome selves. I’m pretty sure the white bald eagle feathers are made of pampas grass tops, great series! https://www.youtube.com/user/thefoodranger
Thanks Sarah! The bald eagle feathers were just exquisite! I’ll have to check out the food ranger, never heard of it before.
cool, it’s like a western guide of international foods, the descriptions and scene are quite vivid, there are several food channels I follow online, it’s all authentic views of food I sometimes enjoy trying and I jokingly call it fooding while I food if i happen to be eating while watching hahah.