December 2014 – GOT BADDOG

Fiesta Floats of the 126th Tournament of Roses Parade

California Cut Flower Commission, CCFC, Fiesta Parade Floats, happy new year, Irwindale, Louis Zamperini, New Years Day, Pasadena, Photos, Pollack PR Marketing Group, Rose Bowl, Torrance, Torrance Rose Float Association, Tournament of Roses, Unbroken / 2 minutes of reading / December 31, 2014

It is New Year’s Eve, and the time is up for the preparation of the floats for the 126th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade with will begin at 8:00 AM on January 1, 2015. I began my day by heading back out to Irwindale and Fiesta Parade Floats, the leading award winning float-builder in the Tournament of Roses Parade. I lucked out today as I happened to arrive at Fiesta Floats after they had begun removing some floats from the building they were built in, giving me the ability to take some photos without dozens (or hundreds) of people vying …

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Torrance comes to Fiesta Floats

Fiesta Parade Floats, Irwindale, Louis Zamperini, Photos, Southern California, Torrance, Torrance City Council, Tournament of Roses / 2 minutes of reading / December 30, 2014

On Sunday evening several bus loads of Torrance residents, along with their mayor, the city council, commissioners and other various dignitaries headed out to Irwindale and Fiesta Parade Floats to check out the progress of the float that the City of Torrance is sponsoring for the 126th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade. The theme of this year’s Rose Parade is “Inspiring Stories” with the Grand Marshal being Torrance hometown hero, Louis Zamperini, who passed away earlier this year. The Torrance entry is called “A Race Well Run” and will feature black-and-white photos of Zamperini’s life, the Olympic torch and other …

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Candy Cane Lane returns to Sleepy Hollow

Candy Cane Lane, Christmas, Christmas lights, Mobius Payments, Photos, Sleepy Hollow, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading / December 11, 2014

It is that time of year again, when the residents of the Seaside area of South Torrance, also known as Sleepy Hollow, show true community cooperation by decorating entire blocks in an extravaganza of Christmas lights, transforming the neighborhood into Candy Cane Lane. A tradition that, by all verifiable accounts, began in 1985 has become seemingly more popular with each successive year; if not with the residents most definitely with the visitors that come to view the lights. In prior years it seemed that you had to know where you were going in order to find the decorated neighborhood. This …

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