Since the 1990s, homeowners Bill and Ginger Morrison have welcomed community members onto their Parker Place property each Christmas for a free, walk-through holiday display that features lights, decorations, figurines, hot chocolate, popcorn and appearances by Santa.
While the number of lights and visitors has grown over the years, the homeowners have announced that this year’s display – known to many as Christmas at Parker Place – would be its last.
Bill said he and his wife purchased their Pittsville home in 1990 and for the first few years would string lights around the windows, banisters and other outdoor areas. All of that changed, however, soon after the family took a trip to Disney in the mid-1990s.
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Bill and Ginger, your display has been an important part of my family's Christmas tradition since 2005. It has been something we all talk about and look forward to. At our house, we just haven't done everything to get ready for Christmas until we've visited the "Pittsville Lights".
ReplyDeleteThank you and congratulations on having made such a positive impact on your community. A thing of beauty is a joy forever; which is how we will always remember the Pittsville Lights.
Sorry to see you dial back, but we totally understand.
ReplyDeleteWow this has been a tradition for my family for years. Im 26 and my wife is 25. We both went as little kids and now we have taken our children over there the last couple of years. It will be sad to see it go. BUT.....THANKYOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST 20 YRS!!!!! It has been good clean fun for the community!!! I wish we could all pull together and do the work for them to keep it up and running. Oh well. Thanks again!!!
ReplyDeleteWow this has been a tradition for my family for years. Im 26 and my wife is 25. We both went as little kids and now we have taken our children over there the last couple of years. It will be sad to see it go. BUT.....THANKYOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST 20 YRS!!!!! It has been good clean fun for the community!!! I wish we could all pull together and do the work for them to keep it up and running. Oh well. Thanks again!!!
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ReplyDeleteCan you please let people know that tonight will be the final night for the display. The display opens at 6pm and will run at least until 9pm.
Thanks!