Overview
- The near-mile corridor on Santa Rosa Avenue illuminated Saturday after months of volunteer work restoring the century-old display.
- Organizers observed one minute and 19 seconds of silence and lit a separate memorial tree with 19 green bulbs.
- Turnout surged, with preparations for roughly 15,000 visitors and a temporary closure of Santa Rosa Avenue for pedestrians.
- The Walt Disney Company funded thousands of additional lights and hosted a Disney VoluntEARS Village with characters and free activities.
- All deodar cedars survived January’s fire, and longtime volunteer families activated the display with LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger as actor Edward James Olmos emceed.