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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Halloween 2012: Holtville's Best Decorated Homes

WORDS & PHOTOS BY LUKE PHILLIPS

   Last night we drove up and down every street in Holtville, stopping at what we considered to be the best decorated homes this Halloween. Here are our top 5 favorites:

#5 - This display at 1112 Eighth Street was simple, but beautiful with wonderful color choices
for the lights and intricate spider-web work.

#4 -This home at 829 7th Street featured a jolly-looking inflatable pumpkin witch as a centerpiece, but it was the small touches that put it on our list, including a spider that was back-lit with a strobe light.

#3 - This home at the southwest corner of Palm Ave. and Eighth Street was super simple featuring
nothing more than a green light, some spider webs, a spider and a jack-o-lantern, but it was spooky
and atmospheric and quite stunning, even from a distance.
#2 - This display, found at 605 Maple Ave., would have taken the top spot for it's pure spectacle, featuring a whole mountain of light-up, inflatable decorations, but it wasn't quite as creative as our first-place winner. These decorations are all store-bought and slightly generic, but it's how the decorations were placed that made the display standout.
#1 - Our favorite display this Halloween can be found at 954 Beale Ave. The homeowners who created this set-up clearly went above and beyond, showing a ton of creativity, unique decorations, a pleasing lay-out, and plenty of small details in their haunted graveyard-style display. I took photos of this home around midnight Tuesday and the owners were still busy working on it, adding last minute touches including a caged-skeleton which screamed and begged to be let free. The display was already awesome, but I’m sure it will be even better tonight when it’s completely finished. Don’t miss it!