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Property Type Single Family Home
Listing Status Coming Soon
Purchase Type For Sale
Property Description
Cost/Tickets: FREE
Schedule: Dec. 1-30, 7pm-10pm on weekdays and 7pm-11pm on weekends
Location: Northwest Plano between Coit Road and Preston Road
"When Deerfield was being built, it was considered by many to be too far north on Preston Road. There were only fields north of the intersection of Park and Preston. The builders wanted to get people into the neighborhood to look at the homes, so for three or four Christmas seasons, they offered the homeowners a $5000 prize for 1st place, $2500 for second place, and $1000 for 3rd place. Also, there weren't nearly as many families then as there are now so it was not unreasonable to win a prize. Several people got very competitive about it. People/pets were dressed in costumes and greeting people who drove through even giving out candy. Some people covered their lawns in cotton.
Animation was very big. I remember one house had their teenage daughter get dressed in an angel costume and would stand in the front window and act like an animated figure. You had to look closely to realize it was a real person.
The next year, everyone owned so many lights, they put them back up and the tradition began.
Schedule: Dec. 1-30, 7pm-10pm on weekdays and 7pm-11pm on weekends
Location: Northwest Plano between Coit Road and Preston Road
"When Deerfield was being built, it was considered by many to be too far north on Preston Road. There were only fields north of the intersection of Park and Preston. The builders wanted to get people into the neighborhood to look at the homes, so for three or four Christmas seasons, they offered the homeowners a $5000 prize for 1st place, $2500 for second place, and $1000 for 3rd place. Also, there weren't nearly as many families then as there are now so it was not unreasonable to win a prize. Several people got very competitive about it. People/pets were dressed in costumes and greeting people who drove through even giving out candy. Some people covered their lawns in cotton.
Animation was very big. I remember one house had their teenage daughter get dressed in an angel costume and would stand in the front window and act like an animated figure. You had to look closely to realize it was a real person.
The next year, everyone owned so many lights, they put them back up and the tradition began.
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