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Here are many of the Topeka,
Kansas Christmas light displays worth going out of your way to see. Click
on the photos for larger images or links to pages devoted to the displays.
Most of the photos on this page were all taken in 2008, but all of these
locations were visited on December 3, 2009 and several new holiday light
displays were added to the tour.
Please email
your suggestions of other displays in the Topeka that you think belong
here. If I have included your family's holiday light display, but
you don't want it listed, let me know and it will be taken off the web
site.
A map
outlining a tour of all of these holiday displays is at the bottom of this
page.
Special thanks go to
my support team (Dean, Dottie and Linda) who navigated, drove, and otherwise
assisted in the Topeka Christmas Display tour. It is good having native
guides and they made the tour much more fun.
Topeka
Kansas Christmas Light Displays
Potwin
Place
Must See!
The Potwin Place Neighborhood
Christmas Display was the most impressive stop on our tour of Topeka
holiday lights. The national historic district has 6 blocks of well decorated,
beautiful old homes, plus theme displays on the small roundabouts at each
intersection. Start the tour on Woodland, from 4th Street. The 2009 theme
is "Classic TV Holiday."
More photos
and a longer review of Potwin Place.
A.
SW
Greenwood & SW Woodlawn, Topeka, Kansas 66606 |
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Goodrich
Family Christmas Display
In 2007, the Goodrich
Family Christmas Display was a regional winner in Topeka's 2007 Holiday
Lights Contest. Rob and Jennifer Goodrich moved to Topeka from California
less than two years ago, and many of these decorations came with them from
previous displays. I particularly like the revolving swings at the right
hand side and the way the mailbox is covered with tiny Christmas lights.
F.
2844
SW Lincolnshire Court, Topeka, Kansas 66614 |
Broadmoor
Avenue Homes
These Broadmoor Avenue
Homes are in the 100 block of Broadmoor Avenue, just one block east
of the Potwin Place Display. The home at 130 Broadmoor has a coordinated
music and light display, and the homes on each side are also nicely decorated.
If you can tell me
more about this Christmas light display, please email
the details.
B.
130
SW Broadmoor Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66606 |
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Virginia
Avenue Holiday Display Must
See!
This home on Virginia
Avenue has display after display in different parts of the yard: gingerbread
men & houses, snowmen, penguins, and a crèche with wonderful
angels. It is much changed in 2009 with a large new nativity and moving
life sized Santa on a throne. The house next door at 2945 SE Virginia Avenue
has another significant display including flashing lights coordinated with
music, and there are other nice displays nearby.
G.
2931
SE Virginia Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66605 |
Shavers
Family Christmas Display
The Shavers Family
Holiday Display at the corner of Warren and SE 6th Street is new to
the Topeka Christmas Light Tour in 2009. It is a little smaller than most
on this list, but it only 2 doors from the following Warren Avenue Display.
If you can tell me
more about this Christmas light display, please email
the details.
C.
601
Warren Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66606 |
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California
Avenue Christmas Light Display
This California Avenue
Christmas display is on a huge lot at the northwest corner of California
and SE 36th Street. The sprawling display continues around to the back
of the home. This holiday display is new to the tour in 2009.
If you can tell me
more about this Christmas light display, please email
the details.
H.
3527
SE California Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66605 |
Warren
Avenue Christmas Display
This Christmas Display
on Warren Avenue is just a few houses south of SW 6th Street, about
a half mile east of Gage Boulevard. In 2009, the inflatables gave been
removed from the display, but it is otherwise similar to 2008.
If you can tell me
more about this Christmas light display, please email
the details.
C.
609
Warren Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66606 |
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Minnesota
Avenue Christmas Display
Many of the homes near
this one on Minnesota Avenue use the same white light roping that you see
here. In some blocks, nearly every home has the white lights and it provides
very attractive panoramas. This listing is for much of the subdivision
north of the intersection of 45th and California Avenues. If you can tell
me more about this Christmas light display and who is responsible, please
email
the details.
I.
2326
SE Minnesota Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66605 |
Staniec
Holiday Light Display
The Staniec Holiday
Light Display was the Grand prize winner of the 2007 Topeka Holiday
Lighting Contest. Mindy and Eric Staniec's decorations include 15,000 lights,
a large cross, and a train. Our favorite feature was a row of candy canes
made from lights on the fence surrounding the backyard. This photo was
taken in 2008, but the display is basically the same in 2009.
D.
4321
SW 19th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66604 |
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Winter
Wonderland XII
2009 is the 12th year
for Winter Wonderland, a fundraiser for Topeka Association for Retarded
Citizens (TARC). Located in the Lake Shawnee Campground, Winter Wonderland
XI runs from 6 - 10 PM each night from November 20 - December 31, 2009.
Admission is $7 per car, or $1 per person for larger vehicles.
More photos
and a longer review of Winter Wonderland.
J.
3435
SE
East Edge Road, Topeka, Kansas. 66605 |
Burgess
Family Christmas Display
The Burgess Family
Christmas Display isn't as large as most of those listed on this page,
but it is my favorite of the smaller displays on this tour. It only a few
doors from the larger Staniec Holiday Light Display. Just north of SW 21st
Street.
If you can tell me
more about this Christmas light display, please email
me the details.
E.
2009
SW McAlister Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66604 |
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Powell
Family Christmas Display Must
See!
William & Elaine
Powell have repeatedly won prizes for their Christmas displays. This
artistic, large display in Aquarian Acres wowed everyone in our vehicle
and was the only one where some of the others wanted to get out of the
van to see the display better. The longer I looked at the Powells' display,
the more interesting things I found. It includes music, a moving carousel,
a Ferris wheel, and a large star shines down on the yard from far above.
The Powells' also decorate for Halloween.
From SE 29th Street,
turn north on Aquarius. Leo is on the right.
K.
2326
SE Leo Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66605 |
This route takes you by all of the Topeka Christmas Displays in the
same order that they
are listed above. The entire route is 22 miles and takes a little over
one hour to drive,
without the time spent at the displays. Or break the tour into East
and West Topeka
Christmas light tours on different nights.
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