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By Claire Ballard
Dec 10, 2020 11:04 AM
The Downtown Evansville – Economic Improvement District (EID) is hosting a virtual lighting ceremony for their newest year-round lighting installation, a Chandelier Tree, and an in-person Curbside Visit with Santa on Friday, December 11.
The virtual lighting ceremony will take place on the EID Facebook page (Downtown Evansville Indiana) Friday, December 11, at 4:45 PM. The Chandelier Tree features 17 repurposed chandeliers that have been rewired with a low-voltage system to be safe, waterproof and energy efficient. The project is a collaboration of the EID,
Wilde Horticulture, Pinnacle Contractors, and F.C. Tucker Emge REALTORS®. It was inspired by a similar tree from the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, where two private citizens began hanging chandeliers from a tree in their yard. The site has welcomed hundreds of proposals, thousands of family and friend photos, and helped revitalize the century-old neighborhoo