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In Photos: Daisy Lane Christmas Parade 2023

byRichard H. Grant, Photo Editor
December 11, 2023
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A 1964 Chevrolet Impala is decked out with Christmas lights for the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
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On Saturday evening, hundreds of Long Beach residents came out to see a nighttime version of the annual Daisy Lane Christmas Parade celebrating its 69th anniversary.

The tradition began in 1953 after the City removed decommissioned railroad tracks along Daisy Avenue in the Wrigley Neighborhood, installed a median and added a small nativity scene for the community.

Over the years the nativity scene was removed, but neighbors started adding more and more elaborate Christmas decorations to their lawns after the tradition ended. In 1988 the City of Long Beach decided to bring the tradition back in the form of a parade that runs every year.

In Photos:

A group carries the sign for the 69th anniversary of the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade at the front of the line up on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A young boy’s face is illuminated by his newly-purchased Grinch ballon during the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson and his family greet attendees of the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
An illuminated pig lawn ornament is held in the claws of a Southern California Edison truck while it drives at the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
The mother of the Christmas Tree Lane Maria Norvell sits in the back of a car and waves near the rear of the procession of the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A young boy lays in the back on a wagon carried by his parents while they march along during the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A vendor with light-up balloons passes by potential customers that came to watch the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A Cabrillo High School cheerleader twirls her flag while moving down Daisy Avenue during the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Families sit in lawn chairs among the decorated houses on Daisy Avenue for the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A group of cheerleaders from Cabrillo High School take a moment to smile for the camera while practicing their routine before the start of the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
The Roxanne’s Bar float moves to their spot in the lineup before the start of the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Santa rides atop a Long Beach Fire Department truck a the end of the procession for the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Santa and Mrs. Claus ride by on a Christmas light adorned three-wheeled motorcycle for the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 9, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
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