Neighborhood light display continues to grow in Pittsburg

PITTSBURG, Kan. — In Southeast Kansas, a unique Christmas light display is crossing new boundaries as it continues to grow in popularity.

“This neighborhood at night, it's just truly magical,” said Pittsburg resident, Stephanie Watts.

For more than 30 years, residents of "Westwood Place,” which sits off the Highway 69 bypass near Quincy Street in Pittsburg, have continued their "zig-zag" Christmas light display.

"A lot of people call time spider lights, so I guess they're supposed to mimic like a spider web. Lightning bolts - I've heard some people call it that, maybe some crisscross lights, I guess you can call it whatever you want,” said Watts.

The lights stretch from one house to the next, throughout the entire neighborhood.

"All these folks that live here, they know what it means to this community. Tradition. Pittsburg, Kansas is just full of tradition,” said Watts.

That tradition is spreading, as homes on the north side of Quincy are stringing up the lights in similar fashion.

“Every night we have people slowly driving through, and lots of little kids, and some of the nursing homes,” said Watts.

While the display remains similar from year to year, one thing that has changed over the years is how these lights are strung up.

“The folks that use to do this shot a bow and arrow, and they did it for all their neighbors. We've just had to hire it out to make it happen, so I applaud the folks that started it and how they did it for so many years. I'm sure the evenings that they did it were quite festive,” said Watts.

In total, around 75 homes are decorated with the unique Christmas light pattern.

"I know it's magical. I've lived in a lot of places, and I've seen not too many neighborhoods that can pull something like this off,” said Watts.

The Christmas light display will remain illuminated each night through January 1.