Wednesday, December 10th,
2008
JOIN us for a meet and
greet at 6:30 PM at N36º 48.511 W119º 48.379 (Starbuck's @ Fig
Garden Village)
After our meet and greet, log signing, and travel bug and coin
exchange, and exchange of Christmas tidings - at 7:30 PM we will
walk the lane with up to an "estimated" 20,000 other people (rain
or shine). Doctor A will be checking the guest list twice so make
sure you come and join us!
Some information about
Christmas Tree Lane:
On the opening night of
Christmas Tree Lane, which is located on
Van Ness Blvd between Shields Ave and Shaw Ave in Fresno
California, millions of lights are turned on at 6:00 p.m. and
remain lit until 10:00 p.m. Some 140 homes and 300 trees are
decorated and the display spans nearly two miles. The free event is
sponsored by the Fig Garden Homeowners Association.
Some Facts
* Christmas Tree Lane celebrates its 86th anniversary in 2008,
making it one of the longest-running holiday events
nationwide.
* It began in 1920 with the decoration of a single tree in the
memory of a child who died. The lane went dark in 1941 [wartime
restrictions] and 1973 [energy crisis].
* The lane has made the Washington Post as a holiday
tradition.
* Lane coordinators have improved energy efficiency with better
wiring, cutting power requirements by nearly 50 percent over the
past eight years.
* More than 100,000 people visit Christmas Tree Lane each
year.