Christmas/Holiday decorations

Started by NJ, December 07, 2015, 10:54:24 AM

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NJ

December 07, 2015, 10:54:24 AM   Last Edit: December 07, 2015, 10:57:06 AM by NJ
Have you seen any Christmas & Holiday decorations as part of beautification along any public roads (bridges/highways/roundabouts, etc.)

roadman65

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December 07, 2015, 02:14:59 PM  
Not if its public as many made a stink about it over time.  Private yes!  Heck, they made a big splash about St. Cloud, Florida having a cross atop its water tower where a passer by complained to the State about it, which got a court order to remove it later on because of this one person.
Every day is a winding road, you just got to get used to it.

Sheryl Crowe

pumpkineater2

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December 07, 2015, 05:42:17 PM  
Come ride with me to the distant shore...

english si

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December 07, 2015, 07:36:52 PM  
Oxford Street - more to do with shoppers than the road (especially as cars are banned most of the time, and it's just buses and taxis), of couse


and Regent's Street - ditto(though you can drive it)

ET21

#4
December 07, 2015, 08:29:14 PM  
Michigan Ave in Chicago has a lights festival with Disney Characters each year, sort of marks the "beginning" of the season.



Although not done with any roads, the Chicago skyline seen along Lake Shore Drive (US-41) always looks awesome in its holiday lights
The local weatherman, trust me I can be 99.9% right!
"Show where you're going, without forgetting where you're from"

Clinched:
IL: I-88, I-180, I-190, I-290, I-294, I-355, IL-390
IN: I-80, I-94
SD: I-190
WI: I-90
MI: I-94, I-196
MN: I-90

hm insulators

#5
December 15, 2015, 05:23:16 PM  
The freeways in Los Angeles have lots of holiday decorations, otherwise known as people dropping Christmas trees into the lanes. :-D I call it "a holiday sale at Macy's."
Remember: If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

I'd rather be a child of the road than a son of a ditch.


At what age do you tell a highway that it's been adopted?

wanderer2575

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December 16, 2015, 09:20:42 PM  
On 12/25/1978, Charles Kuralt aired an "On the Road" segment on the CBS Evening News about a lone juniper tree on the shoulder of US-50 in Colorado, somewhere between Grand Junction and Delta, that every year during the days before Christmas gradually collected ornaments placed by passersby until by Christmas Day it was a fully-decorated Christmas tree.  I wonder if the tree is still there and, if so, if the tradition has continued.

"Just looking at it makes you think about how unexpected life on earth can be.  The tree is so lonely and so brave that it seems to offer courage to those who pass it -- and a message.  It is the Christmas message:  That there is life and hope even in a rough world."
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