{"id":1765,"date":"2026-06-29T19:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1765"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:14:00","slug":"float-builders-are-transforming-history-into-colorful-sequin-filled-displays-for-the-semiquincentennial-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1765","title":{"rendered":"Float builders are transforming history into colorful, sequin-filled displays for the Semiquincentennial parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the dull glow of the overhead Convention Center lights, Todd Marcocci and a band of craftspeople hovered over large wheeled platforms, some housing floral gazebos, others a recreation of a Pennsylvania farm. Sweat dripping from his brow, Marcocci intently drilled palm tree crowns into the base of a platform dedicated to Central and South America. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1763\">Here\u2019s how experts are grading the Flyers\u2019 2026 NHL draft<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>With just three days until Philadelphia\u2019s Semiquincentennial parade, Marcocci, alongside his crew and John Shaw of Shaw Parades, is assembling 19 parade floats to commemorate the United States\u2019 250th birthday.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The \u201cSalute to Independence\u201d Semiquincentennial Parade will take place on Friday from noon to 4 p.m., along the same streets where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, a fact that Marcocci reminded himself of while he designed a historical parade.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI told all the groups who signed on for the parade, that we\u2019ll be lining up in the footsteps of the Founding Fathers,\u201d Marcocci said. \u201cWe\u2019ll walk through history.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Philadelphia\u2019s parade floats hope to take that same inspiration. Walking through the halls of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where float builders worked on Monday, larger-than-life recreations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman awaited placement on a platform celebrating the Civil Rights movement. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The next float over was bathed in white sequins, where a giant \u201cpeace dove\u201d sculpture accompanied by a globe would rest. A few paces over sat a 6-foot-tall Wawa smoothie and coffee cups, and right by that were multiple United States-themed layered birthday cakes marking the various anniversaries of the country.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>John Shaw worked a blade saw, slicing through two-by-fours to construct the parade float frames that Marcocci and Co. were painstakingly deciding the minutiae of, such as the limits to how many American flags or sequins can be threaded through a float.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1762\">Supreme Court rejects Trump\u2019s push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Shaw, whose parade float company has passed down through four generations, said Philly Fourth of July parades usually average seven floats. \u201cThis year it\u2019s almost tripled,\u201d he said. \u201cTodd designs everything in his head, and then we collaborate back and forth to come up with the plan to actually make these ideas work.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Mayor Cherelle L. Parker will be on board the \u201cOne Philly \u2014 A United City\u201d float, which features a large sculpture in the shape of the number one and a butterfly and floral gazebo symbolizing the city\u2019s commitment to a clean and green city, Marcocci said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A Liberty Bell float will commemorate some of the Founding Fathers and Betsy Ross with an Independence Hall backdrop. Another celebrates Philadelphia Pride with prominent LGBTQ figures and pride flags on top of a vibrant rainbow platform.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing for me is that people, whether they\u2019re watching on TV at home across the nation or here in person, is that they see themselves in our parade,\u201d Marcocci said of representing the diversity of America\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Watch the parade<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Attendees can watch Philadelphia\u2019s Semiquincentennial Parade this Thursday at noon, as it begins at 5th and Chestnut Streets, passing through the city\u2019s historical landmarks such as Independence Hall before it circles City Hall and heads down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The parade will conclude with a loop around Logan Circle before it ends at Broad and Chestnut streets.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Watch the parade along its route, or gather near fan zones, with the Wawa Cheer Zone at 6th and Market streets, East Market Cheer Zone at 11th and Market streets, and the City Hall Cheer Zone on the northeast side of City Hall where a bar is available for those 21 and over.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1760\">Uber driver pleads no contest in the rape of a Villanova student inside her dorm room<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A look at Todd Marcocci and crew assembling Philadelphia&#8217;s Semiquincentennial parade floats before the big day on July 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-philadelphia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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