Fresno Christmas Tree Lane

Christmas Tree Lane celebrates its 91st anniversary in 2013, making it one of the longest-running holiday events nationwide.
It began in 1920 with the decoration of a single tree in the memory of a child who died. The lane went dark in 1941 [wartime restrictions] and 1973 [energy crisis].
The lane has made the Washington Post as a holiday tradition.
Lane coordinators have improved energy efficiency with better wiring, cutting power requirements by nearly 50 percent over the past eight years.
More than 100,000 people visit Christmas Tree Lane each year.