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Pasadena Flower Parade drew crowds to a sunny California city
In January 1912 Pasadena hosted the floral festival and parade drawing about 150000 attendees by rail and thousands by car and on foot from Los Angeles and nearby counties. The event showcased floats bouquets and entertainment as hotels parks and churches benefited financially. Officials and residents promoted Pasadena’s roads cleanliness and hospitality as the festival became a major regional spectacle with widespread civic pride.
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