1967

In 1967, Fred Merrill and John Demaree broke out of the box of creating a float of a single vehicle and produced “Voyage to Atlantis.” Depicting three leaping dolphins suspended in mid-air over the street, towing a clamshell filled with Grecian-gowned maidens on a floral sea, the float was surrounded by four smaller, satellite floats in the form of fish. The entry, which still looks exquisite even by today’s standards, was awarded South Pasadena’s second Sweepstakes trophy as the most outstanding float in the Parade.

Excerpt from The SouthPas Float Story-2006 Official Souvenir “a History of Doing it Ourselves“ by Jim Taveres