The movie ‘Nightmare On Elm Street’ made this street name famous. In this Hudson Valley village Elm Street is a road lined with pretty Victorian houses and huge Maple trees.
On Halloween it is teeming with trick-or-treaters, diminutive monsters and princesses knocking on every door where the lights are on. Home owners are generous with the candy – handing out 100s of mini Hersheys, Twizzlers, Reeses and all the other much-loved classics.
Some people really go to town with the Halloween decorations. People build up their collections over time, buying an extra piece every year when the decorations go on sale the day after.
Time to get up..
Just hanging around
If you have Arachnophobia it’s probably a good idea to skip Elm Street on Halloween..
The big one
Home made web
Despite missing a pair of legs this is a happy spider! These paintings are on store (shop) windows in the business district, Main Street is decorated by youth groups such as Scouts, Brownies and Key Club every Halloween.
My favorite hang out
Near Elm Street is a yard for a Memorial supplier – a little spooky on a foggy morning this time of year.
It wouldn’t be Halloween without tombstones and body parts on the lawn.
Missing Something?
Tasty treats
Not sure which birds would visit this birdbath, vultures perhaps?
Boo to you too!
When I first arrived from England I was amazed by Halloween in New York because it is not a big event in the UK. I enjoy strolling through the village looking at the Halloween garden decorations and stop by specific houses because I know they put on a good show every year. Have a happy and safe Halloween and if you are trick-or-treating be extremely careful of the traffic on the roads.
Check out these skulls in the garden on the Make Mine Mocha and vegetable decorations on Morning Came Quickly.
These photos are great! We don’t have anything like it in South London. We do go to town over Guy Fawkes Night, though. Although nowadays you don’t see little kids sitting on the kerb with their model of Guy Fawkes asking for ‘A penny for the Guy’. I suppose it is now against some by-law or other.
Thanks for the compliment! Yes I miss Guy Fawkes night on November the 5th. Maybe you could write about it on your blog? You’re getting me all nostalgic for the ‘penny for the guy’, the fireworks and the giant bonfires. 🙂
Yes maybe I should write about it on my blog, or one of the two. Although one is biased towards arty stuff: sportsportraitartist.co.uk/blog/ and the other more about gardening in the UK, London in particular: http://paulinagardens.blogspot.co.uk/
Yes ‘Guy Fawkes Night’ may be a divergence from your blog’s subjects. I see what you are saying.