These thumbnail designs were part of a larger set of images displayed on the main hallway bulletin board of the Green Hotel, becoming a familiar part of the space for guests passing through over many decades. Created by the Pasadena Daily or Star-News as iconic graphic representations of each year’s Rose Parade from 1908 through 1965, they were not directly related to the hotel itself, but they helped shape the visual character of the hallway displays. Preserving these designs captures a small but meaningful intersection of local journalism, civic celebration, and the everyday environment of the Green Hotel; an informal record of what visitors would have seen on the walls as history quietly unfolded.
