Scouts carrying a huge American flag march along a packed Main Street during the 107th annual Fourth of July parade of Huntington Beach. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Lindsay Fisser, 10, her father, Perry, left, and mother Laurie, from Huntington Beach, are dressed for the occasion and with a front-row seat at Huntington Beach’s annual Fourth of July parade, one of the largest and oldest in the country. Perry, a lifelong resident of the city, says he’s been coming to the event his entire life and bringing Lindsay for all of hers. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Participants on a packed Albertson’s grocery store float throw beads and candy to spectators along Main Street during Huntington Beach’s 107th Independence Day parade. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A couple make their way along Pacific Coast Highway before the start of the July 4th parade in Huntington Beach. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Jenna, a terrier mix owned by the Luciani family of Huntington Beach, gets situated before the start of the parade. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Children line Main Street before the patriotic procession gets underway. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Ian Richardson and Gabriel Owens-Flores watch the fireworks at Dodger Stadium from Flores’ deck on July 4, 2011. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
Fourth of July fireworks pop over the Huntington Beach Pier on Monday evening. Thousands lined the beach to watch the free show. (Gary Ambrose/ Los Angeles Times)
