From the archives: L.A. Times Past

L.A. Times Past Jan. 2, 1916: Rose Parade coverage

Laden Heav­ens Throw Flor­al Beau­ties In­to Bright­er Re­lief. Fairest of Earth Bound to Pas­adena’s Chari­ot Wheels. Fra­grant De­tails of Beau­ti­ful Spec­tacle. All of South­ern Cali­for­nia Shares in the Crown City’s Tri­umph. Sixty Thou­sand Per­sons Cheer the Rolling Spoil of a Thou­sand Gar­dens.

Sources: Los Angeles Times archive