Parade Float - 2009 (2009-07-22) A float for the 2009 Days of 47 Parade.
South Towne Expo Center (2009-07-20) A view from the North Entrance of the South Towne Expo Center.
Exhibit Hall Three (2009-07-20) People file into Exhibit Hall Three for the Float preview.
Exhibit Hall Three (2009-07-20) Exhibit Hall three provides room for dozens of floats.
A Line of Floats (2009-07-20) A line of floats on display in the South Towne Expo Center.
Chinese Society Float (2009-07-20) The Chinese Society Float on display at the Exposition Center.
South Jordan River Stake (2009-07-20) There is a large tree growing out of the South River Jordan Stake Float.
Chinese Society Float (2009-07-20) The Chinese Society's entry into the Days of 47 Parade.
Sunset Ridge Stake (2009-07-20) The Sunset Ridge entry in the parade.
Monsters v. Aliens (2009-07-20) Animated movies are a popular theme for float designers.
Cottonwood Heights Float (2009-07-20) Cottonwood Heights wisely placed a cardboard police car on their float to keep those hooligans from the South Jordan Stake House from messing with their float.
BYU Float (2009-07-20) The BYU float needs a score of BYU cheerleaders to cap off the design.
Exhibit Space (2009-07-20) I walked to the furthest corner to snap an image of the exhibit space.
Cottonwood Heights Float (2009-07-20) A side view of the Cottonwood Heights float.
Midvalley Stake Float (2009-07-20) There were people still working on the floats as the parade goers prep for the Days of 47 parade.
Pioneers Float (2009-07-20) Floats for the Days of 47 often follow a pioneer theme.
Fairy Themed Float (2009-07-20) Future Shoe shoppers of America flock to the slippers on this Fairy Themed float for the 2009 Days of 47 Parade.
Young Girls Examine a Float (2009-07-20) Young girls examine a big colorful float. My guess is that they are looking at a large slipper.
Quilt Float (2009-07-20) I love this idea. The float incorporates large quilts which will then be donated to charity.
Orem Sharon Stake (2009-07-20) This float incorporates sails. I assume they are doing this to take advantage of the wind on parade day. I just hope they
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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.