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by Mary Edsey (Author)
Key Phrases: holiday decorating contest, parkway trees, holiday trimmings, Santa Claus, Thanksgiving-New Year, Candy Cane Lane (more...)
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This volume of winter wonderland of color and light offers a festive tour of downtown Chicago and the surrounding counties. Author Edsey, a Chicago native who has for 10 years hosted holiday bus tours around that city, puts her hometown savvy to excellent use: photos of displays are accompanied by stories about the people who create them, viewing hours, directions and maps. Edsey also provides a history of outdoor holiday decorations, noting that Americans' endeavors echo those of the ancient Romans, who festooned their homes to celebrate the new year. Edsey's visual tour of holiday-themed Chicagoland visits well-known landmarks like Navy Pier and the Art Institute of Chicago, plus neighborhoods like the one that's home to Candy Cane Lane, where, from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s, a parade of 10-foot candy canes stood in residents' front lawns. Readers inspired to create or augment their own display will appreciate the book's many tips—for example, how to disguise floodlights as giant presents—and its appendix of suppliers. (Nov.)
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"This is the second edition of a guide to the most fabulous Christmas decorations in the Chicago area, including Cook and its adjacent counties. The downtown area includes many sites familiar to Chicago natives and visitors alike, but the neighborhoods really shine with private homes that are decorated in ways that defy belief, like the house in Lincolnwood with a tree that not only fills the house, but pokes out through the roof. A must for every library in Northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin." --Libraryjournal.com, December 2, 2008

This volume of winter wonderland of color and light offers a festive tour of downtown Chicago and the surrounding counties. Author Edsey, a Chicago native who has for 10 years hosted holiday bus tours around that city, puts her hometown savvy to excellent use: photos of displays are accompanied by stories about the people who create them, viewing hours, directions and maps. Edsey also provides a history of outdoor holiday decorations, noting that Americans' endeavors echo those of the ancient Romans, who festooned their homes to celebrate the new year. Edsey's visual tour of holiday-themed Chicagoland visits well-known landmarks like Navy Pier and the Art Institute of Chicago, plus neighborhoods like the one that's home to Candy Cane Lane, where, from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s, a parade of 10-foot candy canes stood in residents' front lawns. Readers inspired to create or augment their own display will appreciate the book's many tips--for example, how to disguise floodlights as giant presents--and its appendix of suppliers. --Publisher's Weekly, November 3, 2008

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Voyageur Press (October 21, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0760332290
  • ISBN-13: 978-0760332290
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #276,161 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars The Best Christmas Decorations in Chicagoland, January 15, 2009
I was disappointed because I thought it would have more interior decor shots...........I wanted ideas for decorating inside, so it was a let down when it only showed the exteriors.

I think I'll pass it on to a friend who does exterior lighting.
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