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Cal Poly Universities: Keeping it Homegrown for the 124th Rose Parade

Cal Poly Universities, California Cut Flower Commission, CCFC, City of San Gabriel, City of South Pasadena, iReport, Pasadena, Photos, pictures, Rose Bowl, Rose Parade, Southern California, Tournament of Roses / 3 minutes of reading / December 30, 2012

These photos were taken Saturday at Lot I of the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. Every once in a while, when I photograph a place or event, I will submit an accompanying article to CNN’s iReport. I have a pretty good idea ahead of time whether or not they will find it suitable for use on CNN and I have a pretty good track record of getting vetted. I know that they have liked my photos from Candy Cane Lane and my coverage of the 123rd Annual Tournament of Roses Parade so it made sense for me to submit a …

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Float decorating at Fiesta Floats

Fiesta Floats, happy new year, Irwindale, Photos, pictures, Pollack PR Marketing Group, Southern California, Torrance Rose Float Association, Tournament of Roses / 2 minutes of reading / December 30, 2012

These photos were taken Saturday, December 29 at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale, CA as volunteers hurried to add the organic items to nine of the entries to the 124th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade. After my last visit to Fiesta Floats on Christmas Eve I happened to notice that Fiesta Floats was tweeting my articles about the float preparation at their location, so I contacted their social media person via Twitter and asked if they would be able to assist in my getting in to photograph the actual decorating of the floats. I was put in touch with the …

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Float preparation at Fiesta Floats

Fiesta Floats, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance, Torrance Rose Float Association, Tournament of Roses, TRFA / 2 minutes of reading / December 24, 2012

A couple of weeks ago I headed out to Fiesta Floats in Irwindale, CA to take some photos of the float being entered in the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade by the City of Torrance. Fiesta Floats creates some of the best floats in the Tournament of Roses and has won the Sweepstakes Award for the last 19 years. That is pretty impressive. As it turned out, Kaiser Permanente was having a family day there, so the warehouse was pretty packed and it made it difficult to get a lot of shots. I went back this morning to see what …

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Building Rose Parade floats at Fiesta Floats

Fiesta Floats, Irwindale, Kaiser Permanente, Photos, pictures, Rose Parade, Southern California, Torrance, Torrance Rose Float Association, Tournament of Roses, TRFA / 1 minute of reading / December 9, 2012

Saturday, I headed out to Irwindale, CA to visit Fiesta Floats so I could take some photos of the building of the City of Torrance entry to the 2013 Rose Parade. As it turned out, Kaiser Permanente was having a Family Day for friends and family of Kaiser Permanente employees so there was a lot more going on than I expected. The Kaiser Permanente float was being showcased and they had magicians, crafts and games for the kids. They even let people help prepare things for the actual decorating of the float. The City of Torrance float is coming along …

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The floats of the 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade

floats, happy new year, parade, Pasadena, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Tournament of Roses / 1 minute of reading / January 5, 2012

These photos are exclusively of the floats in the 123rd Annual Tournament of Roses Parade. I had attempted to put all the photos from the event in one gallery, but that just made it too difficult for the viewer to sort through. As a result I now have two galleries; this one with all the floats and my previous Rose Parade blog entry which contains photos of the marching bands, drill teams, equestrian units and some people watching. Like the prior Rose Parade gallery, since there are so many photos, you might find it easier to use the slideshow function …

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123rd Tournament of Roses Parade photos

2012, drill teams, equestrian teams, happy new year, marching bands, parade, Pasadena, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Tournament of Roses / 1 minute of reading / January 4, 2012

Happy New Year! Yes, it is 2012 and so far, it is starting off with a bang. A tradition for the past 123 years has been the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA which is normally held on New Years Day. Since New Years fell on a Sunday this year and the parade has a “Never on a Sunday” rule, it was held on Monday. The theme for this year’s parade was “Just Imagine” and as you can see by looking at the photos of the floats, there was a lot of imagination put into their design. This was …

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