The Downtown Lights

A technical malfunction on our end delayed our receiving Justin Terveen's photos from Friday night's light show downtown, both in Main Street Garden and next-door Neimans. But, better late than never; a slide show's forthcoming. And, hey, good timing: DowntownDallas just posted a trippy, holly-jolly time-lapse video from Main Street...

By Robert Wilonsky

November 24, 2009

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A technical malfunction on our end delayed our receiving Justin Terveen's photos from Friday night's light show downtown, both in Main Street Garden and next-door Neimans. But, better late than never; a slide show's forthcoming. And, hey, good timing: DowntownDallas just posted a trippy, holly-jolly time-lapse video from Main Street Garden featuring the construction of the Christmas-tree sculpture all the way through Friday night's debut. It's after the jump.

Robert Wilonsky

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