But everyone's favorite was in a long U shaped driveway of a family in Ohara Twp. on Squaw Run Rd and hunt rd off of Fox Chapel Road
They set it up each year as a way to collect money for Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital. It would take them 6 months
to get it ready and they had a full size manger,a full Santa and his sleigh and other Christmas items.
The electric bill for the month was something like $1000.00 per month and thats in 60s dollars which was a major sum .
Cars would line up at dark and take there turn and go around thru the long U shaped driveway. The display was even featured in the Pittsburgh Press and Post Gazette unfortunately I have not been able to locate the article .Their was even a small spot done on KDKA news about it.
But then in early 70s the family stopped doing the display and the U shaped driveway and large ranch home was torn out and and it is another piece of history lost to time . You would have to be in your 50's to even remember it sadly.
a fire and Ambulance station now sits on the property.
Hopefully some day I will find the article or some pictures and if I do I will update the article.
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