Building the Inaugural Parade Floats
Hargrove Inc. has been building the inaugural floats since 1949.
It will take about 3,000 man hours to construct the eight floats in this year's inaugural parade. The second inauguration of President Barack Obama will be Jan. 21. "We started with Truman 1949," Earl Hargrove Jr., founder of Hargrove Inc., said. "That was the first one and we've been involved in every one since." Hargrove is a trade show, special event and custom exhibit company based in Md. "Each president gives us a theme," said Fred Strickland, executive director of production at Hargrove. The 2013 parade will include eight custom-designed floats commissioned by the Presidential Inaugural Committee. "Four floats will represent the First Family and Second Family’s home states, and four floats will honor the extraordinary progress we’…
