Ho Ho Highland in Carlsbad
Lots of neighbors living along Highland Drive in Olde Carlsbad (just east of Carlsbad Village) celebrate the holiday season with large inflatable Santas at the front of their properties. Many of the homes on the hill offer distant views of the ocean.
I took a drive down Highland south of Carlsbad Village Drive while out running errands to see them…a first for me. I can’t believe I didn’t know these existed!
I counted 30 of the large inflatable Santas in the 6 block drive I took. They are all pretty similar and I’d estimate about 20 feet tall, perhaps taller. I also saw a number of small ones as well…thus the appropriate nickname for this neighborhood being Ho Ho Highland.
I don’t know how long this has been a tradition but it sounds like more and more homeowners are getting into the act.
Sadly, I saw on Nextdoor about 2 weeks ago that someone (perhaps more than 1 person) in a black SUV came along and slashed one of the Santas – it’s not clear if more than one was vandalized. From my research It doesn’t sound like the culprit has been caught or has fessed up.
Pretty shameful thing to do, don’t you think!?
I hope to get by some evening when they are lit up – that has to be pretty cool to see.
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