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Enjoy our gallery of photos highlighting our history of over sixty years of participation
​in the Tournament of Roses Parade.

1914 - Industry
1947 - Admission Day - Second Prize
1948 - Friendship Train - Merit Award
1958 - Rocket to the Moon - First Prize
1959 - An Adventure in Aviation - First Prize
1960 -A True American - First Prize
1961 - Who - Second Prize
1962 - Torrance by the Sea - Second Prize
1963 - Apollo to the Moon - Red Rose Award
1964 - Freedom from want - Red Rose Award
1965- Happy New Year to the World - First Prize
1966 - Her Small World - First Prize
1968 - Romance of Early California - Red Rose Award
1969 - Sunday in the Park - First Prize
1970 - American Holidays - Grand Marshall Trophy
1971 - Space Fantasy 50 Years of Progress - First Prize
1972 - Lidsville - First Prize
1973 - Call of the Wild - Second Prize
1974 - Happiness is Nature's Balance - Red Rose Award
1975 - Clean Water - Air- Land - Our Heritage - Red Rose Award
1976 - 100 Years of American Forestry - First Prize
1977 - The Good Life in the Great Outdoors - First Prize
1978 - Off the Beaten Path - First Prize
1979 - Paul Bunyan Olympics - First Prize - 25th Float
1980 - This Land is Your Land - Second Prize
1981 - The Four Seasons - Second Prize
1982 - Woodland Friends - First Prize
1983 - Birth of our Heritage - Second Prize
1984 - The First Volunteer Firefighters. A Salute to the Volunteer
1985 - Springtime in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, the Spirit of America
1987 - Bully for the British - Governor's Trophy
1988 - Tell Me a Story
1989 - Auld Lang Syne
1990 - World Tour - Princess Trophy
1991 - Nature's Playground
1992 - The Journey Begins
1993 - Let Me Entertain You
1994 - Fantastic Flight of the Monarch Butterfly - Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy
1995 - A Simply Lovely Game of Chess - Princess Trophy
1996 - Make-em Laugh, Keep-em Dreaming
1997 - Saturday Night Bath - Mayors Trophy
1998 - Fun with Mother Goose
1999 - Peter Pan on Broadway
2000 - Celebration of Spring - Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy
2001 - Teddy Bears - An American Original - Princess Trophy
2002 - California Here I Come - Princess Trophy
2003 - Catching the Brass Ring - Princess Trophy
2004 - America the Beautiful
2005 Something to Crow About - National Trophy
2006 - Love is Magical - Volunteers Trophy
2007 - Nature's Wonder - Volunteer Trophy
2008 - Festival of Flowers - Volunteer's Trophy
2009 - Madhatter's Tea Party - Volunteer's Trophy
2010 - Garden of Dreams - Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy
2011 - Afternoon Tea
2012 - Looking Back - Moving Forward
2013 - Follow Your Dreams
2014 - Everyone Plays
2015 - A Race Well Run
2016 - What a Purr-fectly Paw-ful Adventure - Princess Trophy
2017 - Be Your Own Knight - Tournament Volunteers' Trophy - Lindsey Beckmeyer, West High Student Designer
2018 - “Protecting Nature... The Madrona Marsh Preserve - Mayor's Award. Irene Tsay, West High, Student Designer
2019 Power of Music - Volunteer Award Winner. Justin Kim, West High, Student Designer, Alinea Band performed on the float.
2020 - Our Garden of Hope and Dreams - Princess Trophy. Eleah Kang, West High, Student Designer.
2022 - The Embodiment of Nature - Princess Trophy. Melanie Perez, Torrance High School, Student Designer.

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  • Welcome
  • SUPPORT US
    • Restaurants for Roses
  • OUR DONORS
  • OUR SPONSORS
  • Calendar
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Honor someone with a rose vial
    • Join
  • Ten Thousand Village Fundraiser
  • Newsletters
  • A PROUD TRADITION
    • Blast to the Past: Past Floats
  • Contact