TONIGHT’S LIGHTS: Gai Family display again aglow, with something new

The Gai Family‘s Christmas display – retired in 1996 but brought back in 2019 – is aglow again as of tonight. And this year, there’s something new – here’s a closer look at the new custom-built setting for the Madonna that bakery co-owner Phil Gai built in the mid-’50s.

Phil and Dorothy Gai‘s son Ron Gai brought back the display, which drew visitors from all around for decades, 14 years after his dad’s 2005 death. You’re invited to go see it in the 3200 block of 36th SW [vicinity map].

Got – or seen – a special display? Email us, with or without photo(s) – westseattleblog@gmail.com; see past spotlights here, and listed in our Holiday Guide!

3 Replies to "TONIGHT'S LIGHTS: Gai Family display again aglow, with something new"

  • Junction Lady December 10, 2022 (8:56 pm)

    Brings back memories of drive by viewings as a child in the back seat of a Chevy Nova.

  • star 55 December 10, 2022 (10:29 pm)

    So beautiful and what great memories we have there and the family.

  • B December 11, 2022 (5:08 am)

    West Seattle really does holiday displays on another level these days. Christmas on steroids all over, Halloween 2022 was off the charts. I love the friendly competitions that I imagine must keep this growing. Lighted arching trellises, dogs and cats, living together. Mass hysteria. Well done WS! 

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