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Homes decorated for Christmas stretch all the way down Riverside Drive. (Spenser Hasak) Purchase this photo

Hasak: My favorite Christmas stop

December 24, 2024 by Spenser Hasak

A snowball’s throw from the Lynch/Van Otterloo YMCA sits in the neighborhoods of Riverside Drive and Yorkshire Road.

Here, as the holiday season rolls around you’ll find the most wonderful Whovillian scene of all, with Christmas lights spiraling through trees, wreaths neatly lining houses, and decorations galore.

My dad has been taking me to this street since I was a little kid and it has always blown me away. I remember wiping away at the fogged-up windows as my face pressed against the window to get a better look at the Christmas joy.

It’s been a while since I sat in the back seat of my dad’s pickup truck, but the tradition has never faded for me. Each year, my wife and I make it a point to drive through and take it all in. And I find myself continuing to take a peek as I head down Leggs Hill Road each night from work. The scene never fails to spark joy and fuel my holiday spirit.

If you’ve never checked it out, I highly recommend it!

The cars of onlookers let eachother pass as they take in the Christmas displays along Riverside Drive.
A decorted house on Riverside Drive in Marblehead.
A tiny Santa framed by a present on Riverside Drive.
A large reindeer walks across the front yard of a home on Riverside Drive.
A decorted house on Yorkshire Road in Marblehead.
Multiple colors of lights wrap through a tree on Yorkshire Road.
A snowman waves to the onlookers that travel down Riverside Drive.
A lone ornament hangs in a tree along Riverside Drive.
A decorted house on Riverside Drive in Marblehead.
A reindeer joins the fun along Riverside Drive.
A decorted house on Riverside Drive in Marblehead.
A pair of flamingos tow a sleigh through a yard on Riverside Drive.
A trio of deer with a coating of snow on Yorkshire Road.
A nutcracker stands at attention in the yard of a home on Yorkshire Road.
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