Does anyone know of a neighborhood where the houses are decorated for Christmas?
Thank you so much for your suggestions of where to see Christmas lights. We ended up going to Alameda (Thompson Drive) on Saturday night. We drove the street first and because there was so much to look at we parked the car and walked up and down the street looking at all the lights and decorations. My 2 year old was so excited and couldn't wait to get to the next house so she could see the lights. Only bummer was when we drove down the street Santa Claus was there with a line of kids to see him but by the time we parked and walked down to where he was he was gone. Thought for sure the 2 year old would be upset not being able to see Santa but with all the lights and decorations around her she didn't even remember he was there. Thank you again for helping me make a Chrismtas memory for my children.
Michaele M. wrote Christmas Tree Lane in Alameda. It is wonderful!. It is actually Thompson Street, cross street is High Street. It spands the length of High St and Fernside St. in Alameda. The exit off of 880 is High St. in Oakland. cross the High St. bridge to get into Alameda, and you will get to Thompson. Thompson St. is about 1 mile from the freeway exit.
Christmas Tree Lane in Alameda (known the rest of the year as Johnson Dr...) is awesome...all the houses are decorated and they even have a Santa for the kids in the evenings!
hi A.! in alameda, over the high street bridge (off 880 in oakland) there is a fabulous neighborhood that really does it up! you can't miss it if you cross over the bridge at night, it's on the left in just a block or two -
also, the mormon temple does a nice nativity outside their temple (that's in the oakland hills off hwy13) -
have fun!
Hey A.,
A client at my office had told me of this website www.lightsofthevalley.com you can pull up all homes and some locations in your area where there are a ton of light shows and things like that. we are doing it this weekend. have fun and happy holidays.
M.
Don't know where you are, but if you go to the Contra Costa Times website today they had an article listing places in the East Bay.
Thompson Lane off High Street in Alameda is beautifully decorated with almost every house participating. Beware of traffic, it can take 30+ minutes to do the full circle drive on Friday and Saturday nights this close to Xmas! Enjoy!
Where are you located? There is a Wonderful Place.... check out Fantasy of Lights :)
http://www.parkhere.org/portal/site/parks/
Thompson Street in Alameda is fabulous!
There is a street in Alameda, if you are headed toward the bay, it is a left turn off High Street.maybe a few blocks in from the Estuary.
Hi A.. try these:
Cripps Place in Fremont off Fremont Blvd and Nicolet Ave
Vasona County Park
http://www.parkhere.org/portal/site/parks/
There is also a great area in Redwood City and San Ramon if you want to cross the bay.
Have fun and Happy Holidays!
Thompson Lane in Alameda.
880 towards Oakland Alameda. Exit at High street. Take bridge into Alameda. Make Left onto Thompson
Hi A.,
across the street from Iron Horse middle school in San Ramon there is a beautiful neighborhood, almost all of the houses in the courts participate, there are about 8 or 10 courts that really go all out. it's off of Bollinger exit on the 680.
have fun
S.
