Modern science has mixed with Christmas magic to safeguard the legacy of a 100-year-old holiday tradition in Fresno, California.
The story of Christmas Tree Lane began in 1920 as a way to transform a family tragedy into something much brighter.
According to a historical marker, in June of 1919, 14-year-old William “Billy” Winning died on his family’s half-acre homestead in a tragic machinery accident. In memory of him, Billy’s mother, Mae, decorated a deodar cedar tree in front of the family’s two-story home to honor the boy who always loved Christmas…