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Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena is without floats, bands, horses and large crowds on New Years Day after the Tournament of Roses canceled the 2021 Rose Parade due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

What a difference a year can make.

On Jan. 1, 2020, the streets of Pasadena were packed with colorful floats, brassy marching bands and throngs of parade viewers.

No Rose Parade starting at 8 am at Orange Grove Blvd. and looking down an empty Colorado Blvd in Pasadena on Friday, January 1, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

But on Jan. 1, 2021, with the Rose Parade cancelled by the enduring pandemic, it was a very different scene.

• The 131st Rose Parade Grand Marshal, Rita Moreno, waves to the crowd during the parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

• The Norco Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team ride in the 2019 Rose Parade in Pasadena on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Its founder was saddened Wednesday, July 15, 2020, by cancellation of the 2021 parade. (File photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

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• The 2020 Sweepstakes Trophy — given to the most beautiful entry — was awarded to the UPS Store for its “Stories Change Our World” float. It was created by Irwindale-based Fiesta Parade Floats, which has created dozens, if not hundreds, of floats over the years for the parade. “I started decorating floats in the Rose Parade when I was 8-years-old,” Fiesta Floats owner Tim Estes said. “That was 56 years ago. It’s been my life.” (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

• The Rotary 2020 Rose Parade float during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

• Visitors check out the Kiwanis International float at the Showcase of Floats from the 2020 Rose Parade along Sierra Madre Blvd in Pasadena, CA Thursday, January 2, 2020. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

• The Southern University “Human Jukebox” Marching Band performs during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

• The Horsewomen of Temecula ride down Colorado Boulevard during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

• A “Pooper Scooper” team energizes the crowd during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

• The Los Angeles Unified School District All District Honor Band marches down Colorado Boulevard during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

• The tournament of Roses Queen Camille Kennedy rides down Colorado Boulevard during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

Parade organizers shifted their energy to a two-hour TV special and invested their hopes in the parade’s return in a year in a region cleared of coronavirus.

• A couple walk past the Tournament House on Orange Grove Blvd. in Pasadena on Friday, January 1, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

• No bowl game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Friday, January 1, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

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• Two security guards stand outside the Tournament House on Orange Grove Blvd. in Pasadena on Friday, January 1, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

• A bicyclist rides along Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on what would’ve been the 2021 Rose Parade on Friday, Jan. 21, 2021. The annual parade was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

• A pedestrian walks along Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on what would’ve been the 2021 Rose Parade on Friday, Jan. 21, 2021. The annual parade was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

• Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena is without floats, bands, horses and large crowds on New Years Day after the Tournament of Roses canceled the 2021 Rose Parade due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

In the meantime, the streets were quiet.

A few fans planted their lawn chairs along the parade route, securing what would  have been a great view of the parade.

Some came to get a glimpse of the floral Donate Life sculpture on the lawn of the Tournament House.

• Evelyn Perez of Glendale waves to people as she stands at the corner of Orange Grove Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena to celebrate what would’ve been the 2021 Rose Parade on Friday, Jan. 21, 2021. The annual parade was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

• Forming their own mini-march, representatives from float builders AES, Fiesta and Phoenix loaded wagons with flowers and strode down the Rose Parade route in Pasadena on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Photo: Ryan Carter, SCNG

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• Saying he had to be there, parade or no parade, Pasadena resident, Dereck Andrade, sits at the corner of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena on Friday, January 1, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

• Robert McKendrick, 60, and Curtis McKendrick, 26, of Temple City, march along Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena to hold their own parade on what would’ve been the 2021 Rose Parade on Friday, Jan. 21, 2021. The annual parade was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

• Robert McKendrick, 60, and Curtis McKendrick, 26, of Temple City, march along Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena to hold their own parade on what would’ve been the 2021 Rose Parade on Friday, Jan. 21, 2021. The annual parade was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

• Cindy Rowe, left, and Peter Paccone, of Playa del Rey sit where usually large bleachers would be set up for the Rose Parade to celebrate what would’ve been the 2021 Rose Parade on Friday, Jan. 21, 2021. The annual parade was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

• A memorial for COVID-19 victims was displayed by Health Care for All in front of the Tournament of Roses house in Pasadena on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. The annual parade was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

A handful of float builders rolled flower-filled wagons along the route. A car caravan honored victims of the pandemic. And a couple of folks even strode along in their own mini-march, declaring this the “Year of the Mulligan.”

No bowl game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Friday, January 1, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

The Rose Bowl was silent, with the game moved to Texas this year.

Most folks who buzzed around Pasadena on Friday morning shared the same sentiment: Hoping that the coronavirus outbreak is just a memory this time next year, allowing the parade to return.

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