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It's
back and it is bigger than ever. The annual Illuminations Tour, which
takes holiday sightseers on a tour of the city's most elaborately
decorated homes, is expanding into West Somerville. |
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| Photos by Mary Kocol |
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Annual holiday lights tour expands to city's west side
By Cathleen Twardzik
It's
beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Somerville. Once again, the
city's homes will light up the dark winter skies during the holiday
season as the annual Illuminations Tour expands into new neighborhoods.
On Dec. 13, the tour, which highlights the city's extravagantly
decorated homes, will include West Somerville. In previous years, the
bulk of the tour took sightseers to Winter Hill and East Somerville.
The
two-hour long West Somerville tour is free and starts at 6 p.m. It
begins at J.P. Licks in Davis Square and ends at The Nave Gallery at
the Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church.
The Illuminations
Trolley Tour of East and Central Somerville, which will begin and end
at City Hall, will delight onlookers Dec. 20 beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Trolley
Tour tickets are being sold at Blue Cloud Gallery, 713 Broadway in Ball
Square. Adult tickets cost $10, and children and seniors pay $5.
Included
on the Walking Tour will be Al Pellechia's intricate Wallace Street
display, complete with white lights which completely outline his house
and Santa in his sleigh, pulled by all of the reindeer.
On
Preston Road, Frank Armata's enthusiasm for holiday decorations has
spread throughout his street. Now, he said, his neighbors join him in
his holiday celebration.
Karen McCarthy of 382 Medford Street
said she adds something new to her display each year. Last year,
McCarthy said, they added a huge Singing Santa. This year, they added a
ferris wheel. |
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