A Story Teller s Vision (2009-07-20) A young girl is enchanted by the head on a story teller float which moves back and forth.
Big Band Float (2009-07-20) A male catches a female in a dip as they rock the day away on a float titled "Big Band."
Exhibition Space (2009-07-20) I stepped into the far South corner of the Exposition center to help show the scale of the exhibit.
Dancers on a Float (2009-07-20) The big band float features live dancers.
West Jordan Stake (2009-07-20) The West Jordan Stake offers a visions of liberty float at the Pioneer Day Parade float preview.
Bus Detail (2009-07-20) A close up of a detail on a float.
Mel s Corner (2009-07-20) This float featuring a Real Soccer player was a crowd pleaser.
Floats on Display (2009-07-20) Floats on display at the South Towne Exposition Center.
Photographing Floats (2009-07-20) I was not the only one in the crowd photographing floats.
A Line of Floats (2009-07-20) That poor pioneer woman atop the float is going to hurt her back if she stays stooped over like that for the whole parade.
Grandma s Attic (2009-07-20) An ingenious float for Pioneer Days celebration.
Live Entertainment (2009-07-20) The float preview included a group engaged in a live performance.
Floating Among the Crowd (2009-07-20) The floats broke up the crowd, however there was a few thousand parade enthusiasts floating among the floats.
Exhibit Hall 1 & 2 (2009-07-20) The float preview managed to fill the three main exhibits at the South Towne Exposition Center.
Art on the Wall (2009-07-20) Sadly, the South Towne Exposition Center ran out of money before they could afford the whole piece of art. But at least they got the best pieces.
Exposition Lobby (2009-07-20) This long lobby faces the parking lot of the South Towne Exposition Center.
Exposition Center Interior (2009-07-20) The interior of the South Towne Exposition center.
Exhibit Hall 1 (2009-07-20) People entering exhibit hall 1 for the pioneer day float preview.
Exhibit Halls 1 and 2 (2009-07-20) This image shows the grand entrance to exhibit halls 1 and 2 at the Salt Lake Exposition Center.
Sandstone on Display (2009-07-20) The grounds of the Southtowne Exposition Center offers a number of sandstone displays around its exterior.
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The Floats for the annual Days of 47 Parade go on display in the South Towne Exposition Center several days before the main parade in Salt Lake on the 24th of July.
The float preview is a better time to get up and personal with the floats the actual parade. The event takes place in a large air conditioned room. Spectators can get up close and examine each of the floats in detail from multiple angles.
NOTE: After I took the picture, I took a short walk along Trax to the Sandy Station, through Sandy proper and back to my car which had heated to 474 degress fahrenheit while I was at the parade.