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Fourth of July festivities in the southland

Fireworks are set off behind the Freedom Sculpture during an unveiling Tuesday.

Fireworks are set off behind the Freedom Sculpture during an unveiling Tuesday.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Communities across Southern California celebrate the Fourth of July.

Fourth of July in the southland

A large crowd watched the unveiling of the Freedom Sculpture Tuesday along Santa Monica Blvd.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Fourth of July in the southland

A large crowd gathered to watch the unveiling of the Freedom Sculpture Tuesday along Santa Monica Blvd.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Fourth of July in the southland

Large crowds line the beach and the pier to watch the Fourth of July fireworks explode over the ocean at the Huntington Beach pier.

  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Fourth of July in the southland

Fireworks light up the sky over the Music Center at the Grand Park and Music Center 4th of July Block Party.

  (Claire Hannah Collins / Los Angeles Times)

Fourth of July in the southland

Orange County Boy Scouts Troop 227, of Huntington Beach, carry a flag during the annual Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade.

  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Fourth of July in the southland

Marlene Hermes, of Huntington Beach, attends her 48th Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade.

  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Fourth of July in the southland

Charros San Gabriel ride in the 2017 Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade.

  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Fourth of July in the southland

Private 1st Class Robert St. Paul, US Army WWII veteran, center, during the Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade. “United We Stand” was the theme of this year’s parade.

  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Fourth of July in the southland

VW Buses representing the International Surfing Museum in the Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade.

  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Fourth of July in the southland

Tim Terrel, with the New Orleans Jazz Band, performs during the Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade.

  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Fourth of July in the southland

Gladys Carrillo and Eric Bermave, center, of Los Angeles, attend the Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade.

  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Fourth of July in the southland

Karla Gilkey aboard the United We Stand float during the Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade.

  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Fourth of July in the southland

Children play in the fountain at Grand Park during the Fourth of July Block Party.

  (Claire Hannah Collins / Los Angeles Times)

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