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Company puts finishing touches on floats for the Rose Parade

By Take Two Staff
Published Dec 31, 2014
Animals are ready for the Lutheran Hour Ministries float at the Phoenix Decorating Company.
Animals are ready for the Lutheran Hour Ministries float at the Phoenix Decorating Company.
(
Jacob Margolis
)
All parts of the floats need to be covered in organic materials, including the animals.
All parts of the floats need to be covered in organic materials, including the animals.
(
Jacob Margolis
)
Volunteers line up for lunch at the warehouse of the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
Volunteers line up for lunch at the warehouse of the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
(
Jacob Margolis
)
Flowers are prepped and ready to be stuck on a float at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
Flowers are prepped and ready to be stuck on a float at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
(
Jacob Margolis
)
The finishing touches are put on the United Sikh Mission float called "A Sikh-American Journey," at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
The finishing touches are put on the United Sikh Mission float called "A Sikh-American Journey," at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
(
Jacob Margolis
)
The finishing touches are put on the Shriners Hospital float called "Love to the rescue," at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
The finishing touches are put on the Shriners Hospital float called "Love to the rescue," at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
(
Jacob Margolis
)
The finishing touches are put on the Farmers Insurance float called "Dream Big: World of Possibility," at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
The finishing touches are put on the Farmers Insurance float called "Dream Big: World of Possibility," at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
(
Jacob Margolis
)
The finishing touches are put on the Western Asset float called "The Power of Imagination," at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
The finishing touches are put on the Western Asset float called "The Power of Imagination," at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
(
Jacob Margolis
)
Fruit and vegetables are prepped to be stuck on floats at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
Fruit and vegetables are prepped to be stuck on floats at the Phoenix Decorating Company in Pasadena.
(
Jacob Margolis
)

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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Company puts finishing touches on floats for the Rose Parade
A Martinez visits a bunch of the floats at the Phoenix Decoration Company, just down the street from KPCC's studios in Pasadena.

Flowers and floats and people, oh my! The Rose Parade is just a day away and decorators are in the final moments of preparation. A Martinez visits a bunch of the floats at the Phoenix Decoration Company, just down the street from KPCC's studios in Pasadena.