I originally posted this on my old website on June 22, 2009.
Here are some pictures of the floats from the Grand Floral Parade that were on display along Naito Parkway on Sunday, June 7.
“Reaching Into Our Communities” Grand Floral Parade Float
"Reaching Into Our Communities," sponsored by KeyBank, features purple alliums, liatris, eremuris, red roses and red carnations. It was built by Studio Concepts, Inc. and won the Queen's Award for second place float over 35 feet in length.
“150 Years of Educating Women” Grand Floral Parade Float
"150 Years of Educating Women," sponsored by St. Mary's Academy, features red hanging amaranthus, liatris, yellow orchids, yellow roses and yellow carnations. St. Mary's is Oregon's oldest continuously operating secondary school. The float was built by Studio Concepts, Inc. and won the Grand Prize for first place float over 35 feet in length.
“A Bridge to Beauty” Grand Floral Parade Float
"A Bridge to Beauty," sponsored by Reser's Fine Foods, features a large Beast from Beauty and the Beast. In the parade, live actors portrayed the rest of the cast. The float features iris, allium, liatris, alstromeria, delphinium and roses and was built by Studio Concepts, Inc. This float won the Sweepstakes Award for most outstanding float in the parade.
“Creating a Healthier Community One Step at a Time”
Grand Floral Parade Float
"Creating a Healthier Community One Step at a Time," sponsored by Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon, is a salute to the second annual Regence Grand Floral Walk. The tennis shoes consist of red carnations, blue iris, oriental lilies and red roses. It was built by Studio Concepts, Inc. and won the Leith Abbot Award for best use of humor.
“Take Care of Oregon” Grand Floral Parade Float
"Take Care of Oregon," sponsored by Portland General Electric, celebrates Oregon 150th birthday. The float includes orange roses, purple carnations, pink lilies, yellow orchids and yellow eremuris. It was built by Studio Concepts, Inc. and won the Rose Society Award for best use of roses.
“Bridging the Past with the Future” Grand Floral Parade Float
"Bridging the Past with the Future," sponsored by the Spirit Mountain Casino, portrays Stankiya, also known as Coyote, a sacred creature to the Grand Ronde people. The float includes sunflowers, purple larkspur, blue delphinium, and huckleberry and was built by Studio Concepts, Inc. It won the Golden Rose Award for first place float under 35 feet in length.
“Serving Oregon Since 1922” Grand Floral Parade Float
"Serving Oregon Since 1922," sponsored by Fred Meyer, portrays an early Fred Meyer storefront. The float includes eggplant, peppers, potatoes, apples, grapes, watermelons, miniature red carnations, sunflowers, alstomeria and orange lilies and was built by Studio Concepts, Inc. It won the Governor's Award for best craftsmanship and workmanship.
Boy Scouts of America Grand Floral Parade Float
The Boy Scouts of America Cascade Pacific Council float celebrates 100 years of scouting. The float includes 88 pounds of ground walnut, 30 pounds of cracked wheat and coconut and was built by Studio Concepts, Inc.
“Fifty Years of Friendship” Grand Floral Parade Float
"Fifty Years of Friendship," sponsored by the Royal Rosarian Foundation, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Portland-Sapporo Sister City Association. The float features a replica of the Portlandia statue and includes pink miniature carnations, evergreens, altromeria, pink lilies and pink and yellow roses. It was built by Studio Concepts, Inc. and won the Theme Award for the best development of the Rose Festival theme.
“On the Road to Rio” Grand Floral Parade Float
"On the Road to Rio," sponsored by La Pantera, portrays the Pan American Highway. The float includes red ginger, yellow orchids, red and yellow roses, purple liatris and protea and was built by Studio Concepts, Inc. It won the Silver Rose Award for second place float under 35 feet in length.
“Honoring the Heroes of our Community”
Grand Floral Parade Float
"Honoring the Heroes of our Community," sponsored by the Salvation Army, salutes members of the Oregon Army National Guard. The float includes red, white & blue flowers and was built by Studio Concepts, Inc. It won the Gene E. Leo, Jr. Spirit Award for representing outstanding teamwork and enthusiasm.
“Bridging Community Spirit” Grand Floral Parade Float
"Bridging Community Spirit," sponsored by Battle Ground Rose Float, is Battle Ground, Washington's 55th consecutive float in the Grand Floral Parade.
“Bridging Community Spirit” Grand Floral Parade Float
The float was designed, built and decorated entirely by volunteers and won the President's Award for best originality, excellence and creativity of design.
“Bridging Time and Cultures” Grand Floral Parade Float
"Bridging Time and Cultures" by the Vietnamese Community of Oregon portrays a Freedom Bird that represents both the "flee boats" used by the Vietnamese people to escape oppression and the traditional decoration used on bronze drums for over 4,000 years. It won the Royal Rosarian Award for best use of flowers.
“Bridging Communities” Grand Floral Parade Float
"Bridging Communities," sponsored by the Portland Rose Festival Foundation, includes red gladiolus, red carnations and hundreds of red roses. It was built by Studio Concepts, Inc.
“Bridging Global Friendships” Grand Floral Parade Float
"Bridging Global Friendships," sponsored by the Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association, is in the form of a dragon boat, with orange carnations, red gladiolus and red, orange and yellow roses. It was built by Studio Concepts, Inc.
This concludes the original content of my 2009 Rose Festival page. To see any additional blog entries about the Rose Festival, click on the Rose Festival label.
