West Seattle holidays: 2 changes this year in The Junction

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(Look closely and you’ll see some of the new lighting atop the ArtsWest building)
Exactly one month till this year’s tree-lighting ceremony in The Junction on December 4th – and this year, it’ll be in Junction Plaza Park, instead of the 44th/Alaska parking lot where it’s been held the past few years. (The first year we covered a ceremony for WSB, 2006, it was on the site that’s since become the park!) Meantime, we also learned from West Seattle Junction Association director Susan Melrose at last night’s Southwest District Council meeting that the Junction’s holiday lighting will be different this year – instead of hanging lights in Junction trees, you will find the tops of “Downtown West Seattle” buildings outlined in lights, plus the trademark Junction wreaths will have additional lighting, for a “brighter, more festive experience,” as Melrose puts it. As previously noted, you can also mark your calendar for three Hometown Holidays Sundays in The Junction, December 5th, 12th, and 19th (the 5th is when the West Seattle Volunteer Recognition Awards will be announced – separate from the tree-lighting ceremony this year – nominated someone yet? do it now!). Watch wsjunction.org for even more holiday-happenings details to come.

Junction Worker November 4, 2010 (10:59 am)

Bummer! no tree lights? Nothing says “holidays” like white twinkle lights in the trees. Maybe I’ll start hanging candy canes in them! :)

Mookie November 4, 2010 (12:18 pm)

Meanwhile, various Junction establishments will be serving cups of holiday cheer to leverage a “brighter, more festive experience.”

coffee November 4, 2010 (12:38 pm)

wait, the tree will be lit, and the wreathes will not be lit but the building tops will be? The trees lining the streets will not be lit? I am confused.

WSB November 4, 2010 (12:57 pm)

Yes. According to what Susan told me, the building tops will be outlined in lights, but the trees lining the streets will not be. The wreaths will be – their lights last year apparently weren’t very bright, so more lights are being added this year. Among other things, it seems that lights in the street trees are quite expensive and have to be removed and replaced each year, while most of the building lighting can stay in place, so the cost can be spread out over several years.

L November 4, 2010 (9:37 pm)

Outlining the buildings’ tops can be so beautiful. I hope they don’t scrimp on the project since they can leave the lights up and save some money. If done right it will be really great and very festive.

pie November 5, 2010 (4:02 pm)

The tree lights were never very good looking anyway. It was like a mass of lights just thrown up into the branches. The outlining of the buildings sounds wonderful.

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