Long Time Passing

first-prize winner, 1893         Herald-Examiner Collection, L.A. Public Library

Where have all the flowers gone at this time of year? A look at the Rose Parade's not-so-very-humble beginnings (think exclusive social club) and how and why it opened up to the rest of us: http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/la-as-subject/the-rose-parades-aristocratic-origins.html?utm=fb