FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE/KSEE) – Be sure to put on your walking shoes, warm clothes, blankets, and hot cocoa ready, as Christmas Tree Lane announced on Thursday, “walk only” nights are returning on Dec. 2.

Since 1920, homes along Van Ness Avenue have been decked out with Christmas lights and decorations every Christmas season.

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https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/christmas-tree-lane-returns-walk-only-nights-in-fresno/?fbclid=IwAR3uPxmI3JMtohisIVdIM5ai9od7zBmFKex4G2CMrkbC3XA4FbcZDiJ73eE

FRESNO, Calif. — …The Pratts sent 150 living pieces of the “First Tree” to the nursery, with hopes that they would grow into baby trees. Along the way, some were lost, but most survived. Today 100 juvenile deodar cedars from that batch are being monitored at Belmont Nursery in Fresno. All are genetically-identical to the “First Tree.”

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https://www.kvpr.org/community/2022-12-20/how-the-dying-first-tree-of-fresnos-christmas-tree-lane-is-helping-save-the-tradition

A caravan of classic cars took the inaugural trip down Christmas Tree Lane on Thursday night amid a steady rainfall, kicking off the 100th year of the Fresno tradition.

Organizers of the annual event extended the invitation to several car clubs in the area and had anticipated more than 50 cars to start the holiday season, which now runs 6 p.m. nightly through Christmas.

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https://www.aol.com/christmas-tree-lane-opens-100th-053934021.html

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Rain or Shine, one of Fresno’s oldest holiday traditions kicked off Thursday night. Christmas Tree Lane returned for the 100th year on Van Ness Avenue. The rainy weather did not put a damper on the tradition. Classic cars made their way down the lane to celebrate the 100th year.

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https://abc30.com/christmas-tree-lane-holiday-tradition-anniversary/12517174/

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Homeowners in Fig Garden tell Action News they’re canceling the walk nights on Christmas Tree Lane this year.

The decision this week came partly because of concerns over COVID.

2022 is the 100th year homeowners will decorate the long stretch of Van Ness Avenue for the holidays.

But COVID forced them to cancel the popular walk nights in 2020 and they haven’t returned since.

Seven people who attended a homeowner’s association meeting Wednesday night tell us the group decided to not allow walkers in 2022.

They were concerned that they couldn’t strictly follow and enforce CDC COVID recommendations for an event with thousands of people, so they might be open to lawsuits.

Dean Alexander, who does a lot of the prep work for Christmas Tree Lane, tells us they’re still exploring avenues to bring back walk nights.

https://abc30.com/christmas-tree-lane-walk-nights-fig-garden-lights/12120533/

Organizers met with Fresno authorities and decided it would be too difficult to maintain social distancing during walk nights.

Fresno’s historic Christmas Tree Lane is set to open on December 1 this year, but there will be no walk nights. Every Christmas season, more than 100 homes and 300 Christmas trees along the stretch of Van Ness Blvd between Shields and Shaw Avenues are decked up with festive lights and decorations, attracting visitors from around the Central Valley. But this year, the traditional Walk-Only Nights during which the street is blocked to vehicles and people experience the sights on foot, will not be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the rest of the story on ABC30’s website.