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Tucson artist decorates floats for the Rose Bowl Parade
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Tucson artist decorates floats for the Rose Bowl Parade

  • Henry Brean / Arizona Daily Star
  • Dec 30, 2023
  • Dec 30, 2023 Updated Dec 30, 2023
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This is Bob De Armond 50th year working on floats at the Rose Parade

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Local artist brings a bit of Tucson color to his 50th Rose Bowl Parade

Local artist brings a bit of Tucson color to his 50th Rose Bowl Parade

For the 50th year in a row, Tucson resident Bob De Armond spent the week between Christmas and New Year's decorating a float for the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, California. 

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