A family of snow people and Kris Kringle welcome visitors on N. 24th Street in Amani. (All photos by Adam Carr)
A merry little Christmas on N. 71st Street in Capitol Heights.
A duplex with two layers of decorations on S. 24th Street in Clarke Square.
A colorful display on State St. in Concordia.
Garlands and wreaths done bright on Locust Street in Enderis Park.
A stately house along "Gingerbread Lane" on N. First Street in Harambee.
A very merry home on N. 68th St. in the Havenwoods neighborhood.
A row of cheerful homes across the street from Pulaski Park on S. 16th St. in the KK River Neighborhood.
Even the front porch statues are adorned at this home on Layton Boulevard in Silver City.
A festive Polish Flat on S. 10th Street in Lincoln Village.
Walnut Way headquarters and its grove of peach trees are in the holiday mood on N. 17th Street in Lindsay Heights.
A joyful home tucked away on Martin Drive in the Martin Drive neighborhood.
The Iron Horse Hotel continues its Santa-referencing tradition of blacking out letters in its name, seen from the 6th Street Viaduct at the eastern end of the Menomonee Valley.
A spread of decorations that stretch across two lots on 29th Street in Metcalfe Park.
A silent night on Grant Boulevard in Sherman Park.
One of the oldest homes in the city, on Thurston Avenue in the Thurston Woods neighborhood.
Reindeer graze in a front yard on Mineral Street in Walker Square.
An impressive array of decorations, including holiday music, at a house on N. 40th Street in Washington Park.
At NNS, we cover Milwaukee’s North Side and South Side, which include an incredible and diverse range of communities. The photos in this gallery include holiday lights at homes in each of the neighborhoods where we report.
This gallery is not an attempt to express “the best” of each neighborhood. Rather, it is a sampling of homes that demonstrate an exceptional amount of holiday cheer.
The team at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service wishes you and yours a meaningful Christmas!
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Holiday lights show cheer in neighborhoods across the city
by Adam Carr, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
December 25, 2018
