Take our visual tour of LA’s holiday lights through the years

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L.A. is known for its eclectic holiday light displays that bring folks from all over the region to get into the spirit. So, Christmas no upon us, take a trip back in time and see the winter holidays the way they used to be across Southern California communities.

Santa Monica lights (1937)

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=43OrCe_0xejw5x100 — Christmas lights and decorations hang on a street in Santa Monica on December 9, 1937. (Herald Examiner Collection / Los Angeles Public Library)

Christmas Parade on Broadway (1940)

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3frLjJ_0xejw5x100 — View looking south on Broadway at the Christmas parade on 7th Street. (Herald Examiner Collection / Los Angeles Public Library)

Hollywood Boulevard (1948)

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1HLQ8B_0xejw5x100 — Neon lights and Christmas decorations seen on Hollywood Boulevard in December 1948. (L. Mildred Harris, Los Angeles Photographers Collection / Los Angeles Public Library)

Candy Cane Lane, Woodland Hills (1953)

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3nGIa6_0xejw5x100 — At night Lubao Avenue, East Woodland Hills, is a fairyland of Christmas lights. Neighbors along three blocks each use crossed candy canes, decorated mailboxes and tinkle bells, then add what their imagination dictates. (Valley Times Collection / Los Angeles Public Library)

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